Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH

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March 10th 2017

Use of Postacute Care After Discharge in Urban and Rural Hospitals

Robert E. Burke, MD, MS Christine D. Jones, MD, MS Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH Jason R. Falvey, DPT Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD Adit A. Ginde, MD, MPH

Rural patients receive less postacute care after hospital discharge than urban patients, especially after elective joint replacement-a condition selected for bundled payments.

October 29th 2014

Caregiver Presence and Patient Completion of a Transitional Care Intervention

Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD Rosa R. Baier, MPH Kristen Butterfield, MPH Rebekah Gardner, MD Elizabeth Babalola, BA Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH

Caregivers' presence during patient recruitment is associated with a greater rate of completion of a post hospital transitional care coaching intervention, particularly among men.

June 19th 2013

Shifting the Dialogue From Hospital Readmissions to Unplanned Care

Rosa R. Baier, MPH Rebekah L. Gardner, MD Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH Steven F. Jencks, MD, MPH Vincent Mor, PhD Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH

This commentary proposes a bundled measure of unplanned post-hospital care to better assess the true impact of readmissions reductions programs and to avoid unintended consequences.