Facility and resident characteristics associated with variation in nursing home transfers: evidence from the OPTIMISTIC demonstration project

• Main Authors: Justin Blackburn (Author), Casey P. Balio (Author), Jennifer L. Carnahan (Author), Nicole R. Fowler (Author), Susan E. Hickman (Author), Greg A. Sachs (Author), Wanzhu Tu (Author), Kathleen T. Unroe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) funded demonstration project to evaluate financial incentives for nursing facilities providing care for 6 clinical conditions to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs). The Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medi...