To compare national discharge to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) and skilled nursing facilities (SNF) after short-stay hospitalization among Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) beneficiaries.
To examine factors associated with variation between actual length of stay (LOS) and expected LOS in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), to compare LOS variation between traditional Medicare (TM) and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries,...
We commend Cheng et al1 for their timely and important study, Racial and rural disparities in stroke discharge disposition stratified by 90-day survival status. Their finding that Black, Hispanic, and rural-residing Medicare beneficiaries who died...
Throughout our history, the health care and scientific communities have united in the face of public health crises to save lives. During natural disasters like hurricanes or wildfires, infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics, and longstanding...
To characterize trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) difficulties before and after hip fracture among Chinese older adults and to examine effect modifications by age and gender.Setting and Participants: A prospective cohort study...
To systematically evaluate the associations of albumin-based biomarkers, including the C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR/hsCAR), neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR), lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR), and C-reactive protein–albumin–...
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) declines with age and reflects reduced physiological reserve. Estimated BMR, derived from anthropometric variables, may reflect vulnerability related to age, sex, and body size rather than directly measured intrinsic...
To estimate the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) and real-world vaccination rates among veterans admitted to Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers (CLCs) both before and during admission.
