Journal article
Predicting Future Health Transitions Among Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To understand how a heart failure diagnosis and admission health instability predict health transitions and outcomes among newly admitted nursing home residents.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of linked administrative data, including the Continuing Care Report System MDS 2.0 for nursing homes, the Discharge Abstract Database for hospitalized patients, and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System to track emergency department …
Authors
Heckman GA; Hirdes JP; Hébert PC; Morinville A; Amaral ACKB; Costa A; McKelvie RS
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 438–443
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2018.10.031
ISSN
1525-8610