Functional Status Is Associated With 30-Day Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Among Medicare Beneficiaries

The objectives of this study were to determine the association between patients ’ functional status at discharge from skilled nursing facility (SNF) care and 30-day potentially preventable hospital readmissions, and to examine common reasons for potentially preventable readmissions.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 19, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Addie Middleton, Brian Downer, Allen Haas, Yu-Li Lin, James E. Graham, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher Tags: Original Study Source Type: research