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