Volume matters: Returning home after hip fracture

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2043-2051

  Gozalo, Pedro ^a   Leland, Natalie E ^b   Christian, Thomas J ^c   Mor, Vincent ^a,d   Teno, Joan M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AAI   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hip fracture; postacute care; skilled nursing facility; volume effect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HIP FRACTURES; NURSING STAFF; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84944631551     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13677     Document Type: Article

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