Hospitalization of elderly medicaid long-term care users who transition from nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-78

  Wysocki, Andrea ^a   Kane, Robert L ^b   Dowd, Bryan ^b   Golberstein, Ezra ^b   Lum, Terry ^c   Shippee, Tetyana ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

dually eligible; home and community based services; hospitalization; nursing home; transition

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ELIGIBILITY (HEALTH INSURANCE); FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

DUALLY ELIGIBLE; HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; NURSING HOME; TRANSITION;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892787195     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12614     Document Type: Article

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