Patients’ Needs Following Emergency Care for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions
To inform intervention development, we assessed for medication changes and patient care needs following treat-and-release Veterans Affairs emergency department visits for chronic ambulatory care–sensitive conditions.
Does Medicare Advantage Enrollment Affect Home Healthcare Use?
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use less home healthcare than do their fee-for-service counterparts, but there is marked regional variation in use by both groups.
Targeting a High-Risk Group for Fall Prevention: Strategies for Health Plans
This study evaluates different strategies to identify high fall risk among community-dwelling elders using a combination of easily obtainable administrative data and patient screening questions.
Nurse Practitioner Comanagement for Patients in an Academic Geriatric Practice
Nurse practitioner comanagment improved quality of care for 5 chronic conditions in an academic geriatrics practice.