title: Inappropriate hospitalization of nursing facility residents: a symptom of a sick system of care for frail older people.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ouslander
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D016330:Frail Elderly; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States