Association of Proportion of Provider Clinical Effort in NursingHomes With Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations and Medical Costs of NursingHome Patients

摘要

BackgroundThe extent of clinicians’ commitment to nursing home care varies widely, from those who devote full time to those who care for only a few patients. We assessed potential avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home patients as a function of the percent clinical effort their primary care provider (PCP) devotes to nursing home practice.