The effect of integration of hospitals and post-acute care providers on Medicare payment and patient outcomes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2018, Pages 244-258

  Konetzka, R Tamara ^a   Stuart, Elizabeth A ^b   Werner, Rachel M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Post acute care; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MARKET; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SELECTION; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBACUTE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT READMISSION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SUBACUTE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044959257     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.01.005     Document Type: Article

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