Comparison of postarthroplasty functional outcomes in skilled nursing facilities among Medicare and Managed Care beneficiaries

Background: After home health care, the skilled nursing facility (SNF) is the most commonly used postacute care modality, among Medicare beneficiaries, after total joint arthroplasty. Prior studies demonstrated that a loss in postsurgical ambulatory gains is incurred in the interval between hospital...

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Main Authors: Brandon A. Haghverdian, BSc, David J. Wright, MD, MSc, Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300389