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A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Medicare‐Enrolled Mental Health Counselors’ Professional Characteristics and Experiences With Enrollment

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After becoming eligible to enroll as Medicare providers in 2024, over 60,000 mental health professionals enrolled in Medicare. We surveyed 384 Medicare‐enrolled mental health counselors licensed in 24 states and used a convergent‐parallel mixed‐methods design to examine their professional characteristics, the impact of Medicare participation ...
Matthew C. Fullen, Alexis J. Isaac, Jordan B. Westcott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discharge destination and readmissions among patients with head and neck cancer

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022
Objective Lowering hospital readmission rates is a national goal, and presents an opportunity to lower health care costs, improve quality, and increase patient satisfaction.
Jacqueline Tucker, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Neerav Goyal   +2 more
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Association of intervention fidelity and outcomes in implementation of the Thrive transitional care program for Medicaid‐insured individuals

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Intervention fidelity specifies core components and measures adherence. Thrive, an evidence‐based transitional care program providing 30‐day post‐discharge support to Medicaid‐insured individuals, was evaluated for intervention fidelity. Objectives To (1) evaluate the coverage, content, dose, and overall adherence to Thrive, and (2)
Heather Brom, Jennifer Henderson, Amanda P. Bettencourt, Erin Babe, J. Margo Brooks Carthon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transitional care from skilled nursing facilities to home: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

Trials, 2021
Background Skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients are medically complex with multiple, advanced chronic conditions. They are dependent on caregivers and have experienced recent acute illnesses. Among SNF patients, the rate of mortality or acute care use
M. Toles, C. Colón-Emeric, L. C. Hanson, M. Naylor, M. Weinberger, J. Covington, J. S. Preisser   +6 more
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Factors associated with discharge on higher respiratory support for children with tracheostomy hospitalized with bacterial tracheostomy‐associated infections: A prospective, multicenter cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study to identify factors associated with discharge on higher respiratory support in children with tracheostomy hospitalized for bacterial tracheostomy‐associated infections (bTRAINs). We included children 0–21 years with tracheostomy hospitalized for bTRAIN at six freestanding children's hospitals
Krystal S. Jin, Naoko Kono, Jonathan D. Cogen, Sarah Hofman DeYoung, Catherine S. Forster, Andrea Hahn, Margaret Rush, John M. Morrison, Joanna E. Thomson, Sukhada V. Mairal, Michael N. Neely, Wendy J. Mack, Tamara D. Simon, Christopher J. Russell   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive physical and mental outcomes for residents in nursing facilities using music: a systematic review

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
Michael Mileski,1 Matthew Brooks,1 Alison Kirsch,1 Fengmei Lee,2 Amanda LeVieux,1 Alexandra Ruiz3 1School of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA; 2Department of Sociology, Long Term Care Administration, Texas State ...
Mileski M, Brooks M, Kirsch A, Lee F, LeVieux A, Ruiz A   +5 more
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Reducing Emergency Department Transfers from Skilled Nursing Facilities Through an Emergency Physician Telemedicine Service

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Transfers of skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents to emergency departments (ED) are linked to morbidity, mortality and significant cost, especially when transfers result in hospital admissions.
Joshua W. Joseph, Maura Kennedy, Larry A. Nathanson, Liane Wardlow, Christopher Crowley, Amy Stuck   +5 more
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Volunteers in skilled nursing facilities: a guide for consultants [PDF]

, 1979
For years, volunteers have provided a variety of services in health care settings. The teen-age Candy Striper and the smocked adult have been a familiar sight in acute hospitals.
Brownlee, Janet
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Clinicians' and patients' perspectives of a mobility technician role in the hospital to promote ambulation: A qualitative study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hospitalized older patients are predominantly sedentary, risking functional decline. Nurses and physical therapists are primarily responsible for mobility but have many competing demands. Objectives To explore clinicians' and patients' perceptions of mobility technicians dedicated to support inpatient ambulation.
Jordan M. Alpert, Anya Patel, Jacqueline Fox, Holly Renner, Joshua K. Johnson, Quinn R. Pack, Robert J. Fox, Christian N. Burchill, Lee Anne Siegmund, Mary Stilphen, Peter K. Lindenauer, Michael B. Rothberg   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends and Factors Associated With Extremity Fractures and Post-Acute Care Utilization of Nevada Older Adults: Insights of Age-Friendly State Planning in U.S.

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Along with the trend of a steady utilization decline in the U.S. nursing home beds, post-acute care (PAC) utilization at the skilled nursing facilities has declined. This study was a cross-sectional, retrospective review of hospital discharge-based claim
Soo Hwan Kang MD, Jay J. Shen PhD, Yonsu Kim PhD, Iulia Ioanitoaia-Chaudhry MD, Se Won Lee MD, Tae Ha Chung MD, Ian Choe MD, Connor Jeong, Songe Kwon, Daniel Lim, Yena Hwang, Leora Frimer MD, Ji Won Yoo MD   +12 more
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