Prevalence and patterns of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in the US long-term care setting

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 104-109

  Mcandrew, Rosemary M ^a   Grabowski, David C ^b   Dangi, Ankit ^a   Young, Gary J ^a,c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

long term care; nursing homes; Potentially avoidable hospitalizations

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; NEW YORK; NURSING HOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICARE; NEW YORK; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960102043     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv110     Document Type: Article

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