Prospective payment for nursing homes increased therapy provision without improving community discharge rates

Article Abstract:

This study examines how the prospective payment system set up by the US Health Care Financing Administration impacts therapy utilization and community discharge rates for skilled nursing facilities. In this system therapy is paid for based on the amount provided, rather than the amount needed to restore the functioning of the individual; thus, there has not been an improvement in the community discharge rate.

Statistical Data Included, Finance, Prospective payment systems (Medical care), United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Assessing the appropriateness of pain medication prescribing practices in nursing homes

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An analysis on the development and testing of Pain Medication Appropriateness Scale (PMAS), for assessing pain medication prescribing in nursing homes, is presented.

Services information, Nursing & Rest Homes, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities, Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, Homes for Aged, Homes for the Elderly, Analysis, Services, Drug therapy, Pain

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A multifaceted intervention to implement guidelines improved treatment of nursing home-acquired pneumonia in a state veterans home

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A study evaluating the efficacy of a set of guidelines, in treating acquired pneumonia in elderly adults in a veterans home, is presented.

Science & research, Management dynamics, Health aspects, Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Pneumonia, Company business management, Nursing care, Bacterial pneumonia

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