The effect of workforce assignment on performance: evidence from home health care

The effect of workforce assignment on performance: evidence from home health care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
David, Guy, author
Kim, Lucy (Kunhee), author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Continuity of Patient Care
Home Care Services
Nurses, Community Health
Nursing Care -- methods
Patient Readmission -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Key Findings. In this study of more than 43,000 home health episodes following a hospitalization, handoffs between skilled nursing providers--a marker of discontinuity of care--substantially increased hospital readmissions, and were more detrimental for sicker patients. The estimates imply that a single handoff increases the likelihood of 30-day hospital readmission by 16% and that one in four hospitalizations during home health care could be avoided if handoffs were eliminated.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations and Portraits
NLM Unique ID:
101731596 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101731596