Effect of state medicaid reimbursement rates on hospitalizations from nursing homes
Effect of state medicaid reimbursement rates on hospitalizations from nursing homes
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52111.x
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发表时间:
2004-03-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Mor, V
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作者:
Intrator, O;Mor, V
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the effect of state Medicaid nursing home reimbursement rates on hospitalizations of nursing home residents.DESIGN: Cross-sectional sample of nongovernment-owned nursing homes with 25 beds or more in one Metropolitan Statistical Area in each of 10 states in 1993, with 6 months follow-up on mortality and hospitalizations.SETTING: Two hundred fifty-three nursing homes.PARTICIPANTS: Eight to 16 randomly selected residents from each facility, totaling 2,080.MEASUREMENTS: Minimum Data Set assessments conducted by research nurses at baseline. A three-category 6-month outcome was defined as (1) any hospitalization; for those not hospitalized, (2) death versus (3) alive in the facility.RESULTS: Using multinomial logistic regression, adjusted to survey design, controlling for resident and facility characteristics, a $10 increase in 1993 Medicaid reimbursement rate above the mean rate of approximately $75 resulted in a 9% reduction in a resident's risk of hospitalization (P