Following discharge after coronary artery bypass graft, there is high variability of skilled nursing facility use among different hospitals. Among different hospitals, there is high variability of ...

A measurement of resident preparedness for leaving a skilled nursing facility accurately predicted that more than half of study participants did not need acute care within 30 days of going home, ...

With length-of-stay shrinking and appeals netting just an average of four days more skilled nursing care, researchers say it’s time for providers to focus on function, transitions and better ...

Under bundled payment, hospitals bear financial responsibility for SNF care but may perceive themselves as constrained in their ability to direct patients to specific providers, which may limit shifts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The fact that we found some of the patient-reported outcome measures were no different at any time point, with ...

Despite recent technological advancements, clinicians still struggle to coordinate with their peers outside of a hospital’s four walls. This challenge poses a particular barrier when discharging ...

Skilled nursing facility operating capacity dropped by 5% in the U.S. between 2019 and 2024, according to a study published Jan. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed CMS data from 2018 ...