Risk of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Among Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Development and Validation of a Risk-Prediction Model

Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for post-acute care have a high risk of hospital readmission. We aimed to develop and validate a risk-prediction model to prospectively quantify the risk of 30-day hospital readmission at the time of discharge to a SNF.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - March 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Anupam Chandra, Parvez A. Rahman, Amelia Sneve, Rozalina G. McCoy, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Rajeev Chaudhry, Curtis B. Storlie, Dennis H. Murphree, Gregory J. Hanson, Paul Y. Takahashi Tags: Original Study Source Type: research