The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 includes provisions for hospital readmission
penalties for skilled nursing facilities (SNF s) starting in 2018. This presents an opportunity …

Objective: We explored post–Affordable Care Act hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF)
perspectives in discharge and admission practices. Method: Interviews were conducted with …

host 12 years ago, in a study published in the Journal, A Zimmer and his colleagues
documented the potential of a Medicare “sudden decline” benefit to reduce acute …

OBJECTIVES Prior studies have reported mixed findings about the existence of racial
disparities in readmission rates among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, but these studies …

Background Hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facilities (SNF s) are common.
Previous research has not examined how assessments of avoidable readmissions differ …

Hospital readmission of patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is common
and costly with increasing public attention over the past decade, particularly in light of the …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the frequency and reasons for potentially avoidable
hospitalizations of nursing home (NH) residents. DESIGN: Medical records were reviewed …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a comprehensive update
to nursing home requirements of participation in October 2016. Nearly 10,000 public …

Importance Hospital transfers among nursing home residents in the United States who have
been diagnosed with advanced illnesses and have limited life expectancy are often …

Approximately 25% of persons admitted to a skilled nursing facility are re-admitted to the
hospital within 30 days at an annual cost of $4.3 billion. 1 Besides the financial burden …