JAMDA
May 30, 2025
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JAMDA
September 27, 2024
Development of a Predictive Hospitalization Model for Skilled Nursing Facility Patients
Identifying skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients at risk for hospitalization or death is of interest to SNFs, patients, and patients' families because of quality measures, financial penalties, and limited clinical staffing. We aimed to develop a predictive model that identifies SNF patients likely ...
Policy Snapshot
October 27, 2023
Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management Visits: Comparative Billing Report in October
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing practices with those of peers in your state and across the nat...
JAMDA
April 10, 2018
Urban-Rural Differences in Skilled Nursing Facility Rehospitalization Rates
To examine the association of rurality with skilled nursing facility (SNF) all-cause 30-day risk-adjusted rehospitalization rates.
Policy Snapshot
March 15, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Billing Medicare for Respiratory Vaccines
Medicare pays for vaccines administered during a patient’s stay in a nursing home. Vaccine payment depends on the type of vaccine and whether the patient is using their Skilled Nursing Facility Part A benefit. Learn how to bill for a number of vaccines
JAMDA
March 4, 2020
Reducing Transfers among Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents to Acute Care Settings: Effect of the 2013‒2016 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative
From 2013 to 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (“the Initiative”) tested a series of clinical interventions and care models, through organizations called Enhanced Care and Coordination Providers (ECCPs), wit...
JAMDA
May 2, 2015
What Happens to Patients When They Fracture Their Hip During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay?
To characterize outcomes of patients experiencing a fall and subsequent hip fracture while in a nursing home receiving skilled nursing facility (SNF) services.
JAMDA
April 3, 2019
Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is common in patients with heart failure (HF). It is unknown whether the transition from SNF to home is risky for these patients. Our objective was to study outcomes for the 30 days after discharge from SNF to home among Medicare patients hospitalized with HF ...
JAMDA
December 23, 2019
Association Between Home Health Services and Facility Admission in Older Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease
To evaluate the association between home health (HH) services, including skilled nursing (SN), physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy, social work (SW), and homemaking aide assistance with the hazard of unplanned facility admissions among Medicare patients with and without Alzheimer's disease and...
JAMDA
December 19, 2018