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February 25, 2026

Value-Based Healthcare in PALTC: Opportunities for the Medical Director

This paper focuses on how medical directors serving post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities have opportunities to work with their facilities and the companies that operate them to be successful in value-based healthcare programs. PALTC facilities (“facilities”) refer to nursing homes providing car...

JAMDA

November 12, 2020

Variability and Potential Determinants of Assisted Living State Regulatory Stringency

We examined state variations in assisted living (AL) regulatory policies for admission/retention, staffing/training, medication management, and dementia care. Factors associated with domain-specific and overall regulatory stringency were identified.

JAMDA

April 22, 2020

Variability in State Regulations Pertaining to Infection Control and Pandemic Response in US Assisted Living Communities

JAMDA

February 22, 2022

Variability of Anti-Seizure Medication Concentrations in Older Adult Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA

May 5, 2016

Variation in 30-Day Readmission Rates Among Medically Complex Patients at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Contributing Factors

Few studies have focused on 30-day readmission rates in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and factors that contribute to this. The purpose of this study was to examine the variation in 30-day readmission rates among medically complex patients at IRFs nationally and explore how patient and facility...

JAMDA

May 11, 2021

Variation in 30-Day Readmission Rates from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Acute Care Hospitals

To quantify the rate of readmission from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) to acute care hospitals (ACHs) during the first 30 days of rehabilitation stay. To measure variation in 30-day readmission rate across IRFs, and the extent that patient and facility characteristics contribute to this variat...

JAMDA

April 20, 2021

Variation in Care of Community and Nursing Home Residents Who Died of COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada

JAMDA

April 14, 2022

Variation in Hospice Experiences by Care Setting for Patients With Dementia

Use of hospice care among patients with dementia has been steadily increasing. Our objectives were to characterize quality of hospice care experiences among decedents who had a primary diagnosis of dementia and their caregivers and investigate differences across settings of hospice care.

JAMDA

February 26, 2020

Variation in Measures of Antimicrobial Use Across 4 Nursing Homes in Atlanta, GA, 2019

JAMDA

November 18, 2025

Variation in Post-Acute Care Transitions for Medicare Beneficiaries With Stroke

To examine the variability in post-acute care trajectories over 90 days across various settings for patients with stroke and the factors that influence this variability.