Is a Skilled Nursing Facility's Rehospitalization Rate a Valid Quality Measure?

Health Services Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2158-2175

  Rahman, Momotazur ^a   Grabowski, David C ^b   Mor, Vincent ^a,c   Norton, Edward C ^d,e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ACA; quality of care; readmission; rehospitalization; Skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTIFACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MEDICARE; MODEL; NURSING HOME; STUDY DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSURANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84995687610     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12603     Document Type: Article

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