Program Interruptions and Short-Stay Transfers Represent Potential Targets for Inpatient Rehabilitation Care-Improvement Efforts.
Program Interruptions and Short-Stay Transfers Represent Potential Targets for Inpatient Rehabilitation Care-Improvement Efforts.
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DOI:
10.1097/phm.0000000000000629
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发表时间:
2016-11
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3
通讯作者:
Ottenbacher KJ
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作者:
Middleton A;Graham JE;Krishnan S;Ottenbacher KJ
To present comprehensive descriptive summaries of program interruptions and short-stay transfers among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries receiving inpatient rehabilitation following stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries with any of the three conditions of interest who were admitted to inpatient rehabilitation directly from an acute hospital between July 1, 2012 and November 15, 2013. In the final sample (stroke: n=71 769; TBI: n=7109; SCI: n=659), program interruption rates were 0.9% (stroke), 0.8% (TBI), and 1.4% (SCI). Short-stay transfer rates were 22.3% (stroke), 21.8% (TBI), and 31.6% (SCI). 14.7% of short-stay transfers and 12.3% of interruptions resulting in a return to acute care were identified as potentially preventable among those with stroke, 10.2% of transfers and 11.7% of interruptions among those with TBI, and 3.8% of transfers and 11.1% of interruptions among those with SCI. Broad healthcare policies aimed at improving quality and reducing costs are currently being implemented. Reducing program interruptions and short-stay transfers during inpatient rehabilitative care represents a potential target for care-improvement efforts. Future research focused on identifying modifiable risk factors for potentially undesirable outcomes will allow for targeted preventative interventions.