Association between Hospital Participation in Value-Based Programs and Timely Initiation of Post-Acute Home Health Care, Functional Recovery, and Hospital Readmission after Joint Replacement

CONCLUSION: Hospital participation in bundled payments for care improvement or comprehensive care for joint replacement was associated with early home health rehabilitation care initiation, which was further associated with significant increases in functional recovery and lower risks of hospital readmission.IMPACT: Policy makers may consider incentivizing health care providers to initiate early home health services and care coordination in value-based payment models.PMID:37694820 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzad123
Source: Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Source Type: research