title: Do delays in initiation of home healthcare services following hospital discharge affect patient outcomes?
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado, Denver, USA. Eugene.nuccio@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nuccio
authors.forename: Angela A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States