The impact of hospital-based skilled nursing facility closures on rehospitalizations

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2 PART1, 2013, Pages 499-518

  Rahman, Momotazur ^a   Zinn, Jacqueline S ^b   Mor, Vincent ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital based skilled nursing facility; instrumental variables; prospective payment policy; rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT READMISSION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875055308     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12001     Document Type: Article

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