JAHF Aging & Health Series Article in Health Affairs Top Ten
Health Affairs Top Ten most-read studies of 2017 included a John A. Hartford Foundation Aging & Health series March 2017 article, "Initiative To Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents Shows Promising Results" by Melvin Ingber, PhD et al.
In 2012 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents. To determine the success of this initiative, the authors conducted state-specific analyses, and found net reductions in both all-cause hospitalizations and potentially avoidable hospitalizations for participating facility residents, relative to comparison-group members.
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