Creating a network of high-quality skilled nursing facilities: Preliminary data on the postacute care quality improvement experiences of an accountable care organization

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 804-808

  Lage, Daniel E ^a   Rusinak, Donna ^a,b,c,d   Carr, Darcy ^c,d   Grabowski, David C ^a   Ackerly, D Clay ^a,b,c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d Partners Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

accountable care organizations; postacute care; skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928378344     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13351     Document Type: Article

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