Distinguishing characteristics of delirium in a skilled nursing facility in Spain: Influence of baseline cognitive status
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5120
Abstract: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia (DEM) are prevalent in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), confounding delirium detection. We report characteristics of delirium in an SNF to ascertain distinguishing features for delirium diagnosis, despite challenges of… read more here.
Keywords: characteristics delirium; distinguishing characteristics; nursing facility; delirium skilled ... See more keywords
Do financial incentives matter? Effects of Medicare price shocks on skilled nursing facility care.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4009
Abstract: Skilled nursing facility (SNF) spending has been one of the fastest growing categories of Medicare spending over the past few decades, and reductions in SNF payments are often recommended as part of Medicare cost containment… read more here.
Keywords: facility; payment; medicare payment; nursing facility ... See more keywords
Discharge disposition to skilled nursing facility after emergent general surgery predicts a poor prognosis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.034
Abstract: BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery can have a profound impact on the functional status of even previously independent patients. The role and influence of discharging a patient to a skilled nursing facility, however, remains largely unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: general surgery; discharge; skilled nursing; nursing facility ... See more keywords
The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race.
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac143
Abstract: Multimorbidity (≥2 chronic conditions) is a common and important marker of aging. To better understand racial differences in multimorbidity burden and associations with important health-related outcomes, we assessed differences in the contribution of chronic conditions… read more here.
Keywords: chronic conditions; conditions hospitalization; contribution chronic; skilled nursing ... See more keywords
Identifying the Implementation Conditions Associated With Positive Outcomes in a Successful Nursing Facility Demonstration Project
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa041
Abstract: Abstract Background and Objectives To identify the implementation barriers, facilitators, and conditions associated with successful outcomes from a clinical demonstration project to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations of long-stay nursing facility residents in 19 Indiana nursing… read more here.
Keywords: implementation; conditions associated; demonstration project; nursing facility ... See more keywords
Reengineering Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge
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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000413
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Background: There is a need to adopt evidence-based approaches to discharge planning in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) short stay population. Purpose: This article describes implementation of… read more here.
Keywords: implementation; nursing; discharge; nursing facility ... See more keywords
Challenges and Consequences of Reduced Skilled Nursing Facility Lengths of Stay
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12987
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To identify the challenges that reductions in length of stay (LOS) pose for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and their postacute care (PAC) patients. DATA SOURCES/SETTING Seventy interviews with staff in 25 SNFs in eight… read more here.
Keywords: reduced skilled; skilled nursing; nursing; nursing facility ... See more keywords
New Institutionalization in Long‐Term Care After Hospital Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15131
Abstract: Approximately half of individuals newly admitted to long‐term care (LTC) nursing homes (NHs) experienced a prior hospitalization followed by discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The objective was to examine characteristics associated with new… read more here.
Keywords: long term; nursing facility; term care; discharge skilled ... See more keywords
Improving Nursing Facility Care Through an Innovative Payment Demonstration Project: Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care Phase 2
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15462
Abstract: Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) is a 2‐phase Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations demonstration project now testing a novel Medicare Part B payment model for nursing… read more here.
Keywords: quality; phase; payment; nursing facility ... See more keywords
Performance and Penalties in Year 1 of the Skilled Nursing Facility Value‐Based Purchasing Program
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16299
Abstract: Launched in October 2018, Medicareʼs Skilled Nursing Facility Value‐Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) program mandates financial penalties for SNFs with high 30‐day readmission rates. Our objective was to identify characteristics of SNFs associated with provider performance… read more here.
Keywords: based purchasing; program; nursing facility; value based ... See more keywords
Long‐Stay Nursing Facility Resident Transfers: Who Gets Admitted to the Hospital?
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16633
Abstract: The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) project is a successful, multicomponent demonstration project to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations of long‐stay nursing facility residents. To continue to reduce… read more here.
Keywords: hospital; nursing facility; long stay; facility resident ... See more keywords