Preventability of Hospital Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Consumer Perspective

Gerontologist

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1123-1132

  Jacobsen, J Mary Lou ^a,b   Schnelle, John F ^a,b   Saraf, Avantika A ^a   Long, Emily A ^a   Vasilevskis, Eduard E ^a,b   Kripalani, Sunil ^a   Simmons, Sandra F ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transition; Continuum of care; Medicare; Mixed methods; Person centered care; Post acute care; Quality of care; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AFTERCARE; AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85034830454     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw132     Document Type: Review

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