2019
Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016
Wang Y, Zhang Q, Spatz ES, Gao Y, Eckenrode S, Johnson F, Ho SY, Hu S, Xing C, Krumholz HM. Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016. BMC Geriatrics 2019, 19: 103. PMID: 30975076, PMCID: PMC6460800, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1117-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Associations between nursing home performance and hospital 30‐day readmissions for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia at the healthcare community level in the United States
Pandolfi MM, Wang Y, Spenard A, Johnson F, Bonner A, Ho S, Elwell T, Bakullari A, Galusha D, Leifheit‐Limson E, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Associations between nursing home performance and hospital 30‐day readmissions for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia at the healthcare community level in the United States. International Journal Of Older People Nursing 2017, 12 PMID: 28516505, DOI: 10.1111/opn.12154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission ratesHeart failureNursing homesService patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeLower hospital readmission ratesHospital readmission ratesNurse staffing measuresAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyHospital service areasFive-Star Quality Rating SystemNursing home performanceUnplanned readmissionCare hospitalReadmission dataCommunity-based service providersCare teamMedicare patientsReadmissionStaffing measuresPatientsPneumonia
2016
Community-Level Association Between Home Health and Nursing Home Performance on Quality and Hospital 30-Day Readmissions for Medicare Patients
Wang Y, Pandolfi MM, Fine J, Metersky ML, Wang C, Ho SY, Galusha D, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Spenard A, Elwell T, Krumholz HM. Community-Level Association Between Home Health and Nursing Home Performance on Quality and Hospital 30-Day Readmissions for Medicare Patients. Home Health Care Management & Practice 2016, 28: 201-208. PMID: 27974869, PMCID: PMC5152769, DOI: 10.1177/1084822316639032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-standardized readmission ratesHome health agenciesReadmission ratesMedicare patientsHealth agenciesCommunity level hospitalCommunity-level associationsNursing home performanceHome healthNursing homesPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospitalMixed effects modelsHealth performanceEffects modelHome performanceFinal sampleReadmission