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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedWerner NE, Rutkowski RA, Krause S
Disparate perspectives: exploring healthcare professionals' misaligned mental models of older adults' transitions of care between the emergency department and skilled nursing facility.
Care transitions that occur across healthcare system boundaries represent a unique challenge for maintaining high quality care and patient safety, as these systems are typically not aligned to perform the care transition process. In this article, the investigators explored healthcare professionals' mental models of older adults' transitions between the emergency department (ED) and skilled nursing facility (SNF).
AHRQ-funded; HS026624.
Citation: Werner NE, Rutkowski RA, Krause S .
Disparate perspectives: exploring healthcare professionals' misaligned mental models of older adults' transitions of care between the emergency department and skilled nursing facility.
Appl Ergon 2021 Oct;96:103509. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103509..
Keywords: Elderly, Transitions of Care, Emergency Department, Nursing Homes, Healthcare Delivery
Paredes AZ, Malik AT, Cluse M
Discharge disposition to skilled nursing facility after emergent general surgery predicts a poor prognosis.
Emergency general surgery can have a profound impact on the functional status of even previously independent patients. In this study, the investigators examined the role and influence of discharging a patient to a skilled nursing facility. They concluded that after accounting for patient severity and perioperative course, discharge to a skilled nursing facility was an independent risk factor for death, readmission, and postdischarge complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Paredes AZ, Malik AT, Cluse M .
Discharge disposition to skilled nursing facility after emergent general surgery predicts a poor prognosis.
Surgery 2019 Oct;166(4):489-95. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.034..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Hospital Discharge, Elderly, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Emergency Department, Outcomes, Hospital Readmissions, Outcomes, Risk
Haber SG, Wensky SG, McCall NT
Reducing inpatient hospital and emergency room utilization among nursing home residents.
This study examined the association among nursing home residents between strength of relationship with a primary care provider (PCP) and inpatient hospital and emergency room (ER) utilization. Both measures of strength of patient-provider relationships were associated with fewer inpatient admissions and ER visits, except regularity of PCP visits and ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) ER visits.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Haber SG, Wensky SG, McCall NT .
Reducing inpatient hospital and emergency room utilization among nursing home residents.
J Aging Health 2017 Apr;29(3):510-30. doi: 10.1177/0898264316641074.
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Keywords: Elderly, Emergency Department, Hospitalization, Nursing Homes, Primary Care