Hospital-skilled nursing facility referral linkage reduces readmission rates among Medicare patients receiving major surgery

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: SCHOENFELD, Andrew J., ZHANG, Xuan, GRABOWSKI, David C., MOR, Vincent, WEISSMAN, Joel S., RAHMAN, Momotazur
• التنسيق: text
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• الموضوعات: Health and Medical Administration; Health Economics
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2289; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3288/viewcontent/surgery_2016.pdf
• المؤسسة: Singapore Management University

BACKGROUND:In the health reform era, rehospitalization after discharge may result in financial penalties to hospitals. The effect of increased hospital-skilled nursing facility (SNF) linkage on readmission reduction after surgery has not been explored.METHODS:To determine whether enhanced hospital-S...