Association between proportion of provider clinical effort in nursing homes and potentially avoidable hospitalizations and medical costs of nursing home residents.
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Abstract
To assess potential avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home (NH) residents as a
function of the percentage of clinical effort their primary care provider (PCP) devotes
to NH practice.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas;
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston, Texas; Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, Texas.