New financial penalties for institutions with high readmission rates have intensified efforts to
reduce rehospitalization. Several interventions that involve multiple components (eg, patient …

Background In an effort to control rising healthcare costs, healthcare reforms have
developed initiatives to evaluate the efficacy of alternative payment models (APMs) for …

Background This study aimed to compare risk of postdischarge adverse events in elective
total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients by discharge destination, identify risk factors for …

Background Immune responses to influenza vaccines decline with age, reducing clinical
effectiveness. We compared the effect of the more immunogenic high-dose trivalent …

A substantial proportion of hospitalizations of nursing home (NH) residents may be
avoidable. Medicare payment reforms, such as bundled payments for episodes of care and …

Objectives To examine how skilled nursing facility (SNF) nurses transition the care of
individuals admitted from hospitals, the barriers they experience, and the outcomes …

Importance Medicare payment initiatives are spurring efforts to reduce potentially avoidable
hospitalizations. Objective To determine whether training and support for implementation of …

Hospitalizations of nursing home residents are frequent and result in complications,
morbidity, and Medicare expenditures of more than a billion dollars annually. The lack of a …

The objective of this study was to increase the understanding of the role a nurse practitioner
(NP) has in reducing the risk of hospitalizations and improving quality outcomes among …

Objective To compare rates of incident SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and 30‐day hospitalization or
death among residents with confirmed infection in nursing homes with earlier versus later …