title: Rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities: implications for policy.
abstract: (1) Between 2000 and 2006, rehospitalizations within 30 days following discharge to a skilled nursing facility increased by 29 percent. (2) Initial site of residence prior to a hospitalization affects the likelihood of a rehospitalization. (3) There is a significant variation across states in the rate of rehospitalizations following discharge to a skilled nursing facility.
authors.affiliation: Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization (HCFO), USA. bonnie.austin@academyhealth.org
authors.forename: Bonnie J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics*; D011383:Progressive Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities; D014481:United States