JAMDA
January 19, 2018
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JAMDA
December 5, 2019
Reducing Hospital Readmissions Through a Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Intervention: A Pragmatic Trial
To determine if implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), designed for hospitals but adapted for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), reduces hospital readmissions after SNF discharge to the community in residents admitted to the SNF following an index hospitalization.
JAMDA
April 12, 2021
Recovery from Coronavirus Disease 2019 among Older Adults in Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facilities
To examine functional outcomes of post-acute care for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
JAMDA
April 20, 2021
Maximizing Efficiency of Telemedicine in the Skilled Nursing Facility during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Telemedicine has rapidly become a significant component of healthcare during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and is particularly beneficial in delivering care to vulnerable populations in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). To limit coronavirus disease 2019 exposure, our team developed a quality impr...
JAMDA
September 14, 2020
How Context Influences Hospital Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Rapid Ethnographic Study
Improving hospital discharge processes and reducing adverse outcomes after hospital discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are gaining national recognition. However, little is known about how the social-contextual factors of hospitals and their affiliated SNFs may influence the discharge process an...
JAMDA
October 16, 2020
Patient Characteristics Are Not Associated With Documentation of Weight and Heart Failure Related Sign and Symptom Assessment in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Monitoring body weight and signs and symptoms related to heart failure (HF) can alert clinicians to a patient's worsening condition but the degree to which these practices are performed in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is unknown. This study analyzed the frequency of these monitoring practices in ...
JAMDA
November 24, 2015
Trajectories of Disability Among Older Persons Before and After a Hospitalization Leading to a Skilled Nursing Facility Admission
To identify distinct sets of disability trajectories in the year before and after a Medicare qualifying skilled nursing facility (Q-SNF) admission, evaluate the associations between the pre–and post–Q-SNF disability trajectories, and determine short-term outcomes (readmission, mortality).
JAMDA
May 6, 2021
Therapy Staffing in Skilled Nursing Facilities Declined after Implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model
The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), a new reimbursement policy for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), was implemented in October 2019. PDPM disincentivizes provision of intensive physical and occupational therapy, however, there is concern that declines in therapy staffing may negatively impact patien...
JAMDA
July 6, 2020
Multiparticipant Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Observational Comparison Study
Post-acute care reform creates an impetus for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to reevaluate care delivery to promote value. One method to contain costs is to deliver rehabilitation with multiple individuals and 1 therapist. Our preliminary investigation proposed to identify clinical prescribing patterns ...
JAMDA
June 6, 2020