Characteristics and Outcomes of Medicare Patients Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: 2013-2018

CONCLUSIONS: Between 2013 and 2018, the number of Medicare patients treated in IRFs increased overall. There were more patients with stroke and neurological conditions and fewer patients with orthopedic conditions. Changes to IRF and other post-acute care policies, Medicaid expansion, and alternative payment programs may partially be driving these changes.PMID:37133331 | DOI:10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000412

Source: Rehabilitation Nursing - May 3, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Anne Deutsch Lauren Palmer Holly Neumann John Potelle Magdalena Ignaczak Tara McMullen Melvin J Ingber Source Type: research