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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedBalentine CJ, Leverson G, Vanness DJ
Selecting post-acute care settings after abdominal surgery: are we getting it right?
Using Nationwide Inpatient Sample data, the authors investigated whether variation in post-acute care (PAC) services could be explained by surgeons discharging clinically similar patients to different PAC destinations. They found considerable potential for reducing variation in PAC use and costs by better understanding how surgeons make decisions about PAC placement.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Balentine CJ, Leverson G, Vanness DJ .
Selecting post-acute care settings after abdominal surgery: are we getting it right?
Am J Surg 2018 Aug;216(2):260-66. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.043..
Keywords: Care Management, Shared Decision Making, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Surgery, Transitions of Care