Effect of hospital-SNF referral linkages on rehospitalization

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6 PART1, 2013, Pages 1898-1919

  Rahman, Momotazur ^a   Foster, Andrew D ^a   Grabowski, David C ^b   Zinn, Jacqueline S ^c   Mor, Vincent ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care organizations and systems; Health economics; Instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LENGTH OF STAY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE PART A; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT READMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES;

EID: 84893024218     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12112     Document Type: Article

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