{"title":"Rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities: implications for policy.","authors":"Bonnie J Austin","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>(1) Between 2000 and 2006, rehospitalizations within 30 days following discharge to a skilled nursing facility increased by 29 percent. (2) Initial site of residence prior to a hospitalization affects the likelihood of a rehospitalization. (3) There is a significant variation across states in the rate of rehospitalizations following discharge to a skilled nursing facility.</p>","PeriodicalId":83710,"journal":{"name":"Findings brief : health care financing & organization","volume":"12 9","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Findings brief : health care financing & organization","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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(1) Between 2000 and 2006, rehospitalizations within 30 days following discharge to a skilled nursing facility increased by 29 percent. (2) Initial site of residence prior to a hospitalization affects the likelihood of a rehospitalization. (3) There is a significant variation across states in the rate of rehospitalizations following discharge to a skilled nursing facility.