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Study Looks at Impact of SNF, Home Care, on Hospital Readmission Rates and Care Costs

By Meadowbrook Staff | June 28, 2019 |

Post-acute care costs continue to rise throughout the nation with nearly 90 percent of Medicare patients discharged to post-acute care receive that care in either a skilled nursing facility or home health care. Researchers say that is known about the differences in outcomes and costs between these two levels of care. But a newly published study’s…

Study Takes a Close Look at Cost Tradeoffs in two Post-Acute Care Options

By Meadowbrook Staff | May 24, 2019 |

Nearly 90 percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged to post-acute care receive that care in either a skilled nursing facility or home health care. While spending on post-acute care continues to rise across the nation, little is known about the differences in patient outcomes between these two care studies. A recently published research study finds that…