Nursing facilities can reduce avoidable hospitalizations without increasing mortality risk for residents

Health Affairs

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1640-1646

  Feng, Zhanlian ^a   Ingber, Melvin J ^a   Segelman, Micah ^a   Zheng, Nan Tracy ^a   Wang, Joyce M ^a   Vadnais, Alison ^a   Coomer, Nicole M ^a   Khatutsky, Galina ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RISK; RESIDENT; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85054074612     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0379     Document Type: Article

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