Repeat hospital transfers among long stay nursing home residents: a mixed methods analysis of age, race, code status and clinical complexity

• Main Authors: Amy Vogelsmeier (Author), Lori Popejoy (Author), Elizabeth Fritz (Author), Kelli Canada (Author), Bin Ge (Author), Lea Brandt (Author), Marilyn Rantz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nursing home residents are at increased risk for hospital transfers resulting in emergency department visits, observation stays, and hospital admissions; transfers that can also result in adverse resident outcomes. Many nursing home to hospital transfers are potentially avoidable...