Shipping out instead of shaping up: Rehospitalization from nursing homes as an unintended effect of public reporting

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-352

  Konetzka, R Tamara ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^b   Werner, Rachel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information; Nursing home care; Patient selection; Quality; Report cards

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC REPORTING; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872416666     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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