DYSVASCULAR AMPUTEES: REHABILITATION USE AND OUTCOMES

描述：这项研究的目的是检查 养老院患者的住院治疗。中使用的行为模型 研究基于权变理论和资源依赖理论。数据 来自五个州30家疗养院的居民样本，与 联邦医疗保险索赔数据，认证自动记录的在线调查 (OSCAR)和区域资源文件(ARF)数据。我们的目标是将 住院率的可解释变化的比例是由于 居民交代部分中的市场和设施因素 特点。部分分析将集中在两个潜在的 可避免的住院原因：脱水和糖尿病患者 入院时被诊断为高血糖或 低血糖症。

Description: The purpose of the study is to examine the rate of hospitalization of nursing home patients. Behavioral models used in the study are based on contingency theory and resource dependence theory. Data come from a sample of residents in 30 nursing homes in five states linked to Medicare claims data, On-line Survey of Certification Automated Records (OSCAR) and Area Resource File (ARF) data. The goal is to separate the proportion of explained variation in hospitalization rates that is due to market and facility factors from the portion explained by resident characteristics. Part of the analysis will focus on two potentially avoidable causes for hospitalization: dehydration and diabetics who are admitted with a primary admission diagnoses of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia.