Hospital Readmission Penalties: Coming Soon to a Nursing Home Near You!

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 614-618

  Carnahan, Jennifer L ^a   Unroe, Kathleen T ^a   Torke, Alexia M ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

care coordination; readmission penalty; rehospitalization penalty; skilled nursing facility; transitions of care

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PUNISHMENT; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT READMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961837659     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14021     Document Type: Article

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