A measurement of resident preparedness for leaving a skilled nursing facility accurately predicted that more than half of study participants did not need acute care within 30 days of going home, ...
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program was associated with improved quality of skilled nursing facilities in hospital referral networks for patients undergoing surgery for joint replacement ...
Skilled nursing facility operating capacity dropped by 5% in the U.S. between 2019 and 2024, according to a study published Jan. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed CMS data from 2018 ...
Despite recent technological advancements, clinicians still struggle to coordinate with their peers outside of a hospital’s four walls. This challenge poses a particular barrier when discharging ...
Medicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.