Specialty care after transition to long-term care in nursing home.

Agne UlyteAteev MehrotraHaiden A HuskampDavid C GrabowskiMichael L Barnett

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)

The use of specialty care falls significantly after patients transition to a nursing home. Further research is needed to understand what drives this drop in use and whether interventions, such as telemedicine can ameliorate potential barriers to specialty care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
long term care
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
pain management
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
affordable care act
prognostic factors