JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 499-503, September 2008

Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents' Hospitalizations in the VHA: The Potential Impact of Aligning Financial Incentives on Hospitalizations

  • Dustin D. French, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VISN-8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A Haley VAMC, Tampa, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dustin D. French, PhD, VISN-8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (118M), Tampa, FL 33612
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  • Robert R. Campbell, JD, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VISN-8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A Haley VAMC, Tampa, FL
    • ,
  • Laurence Z. Rubenstein, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Sepulveda and West Los Angeles Divisions, CA

published online 01 August 2008.

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 The research reported here was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. French took the lead in preparing and analyzing all data. He prepared the draft manuscript after consultation with the co-authors who assisted in the study design, literature review, and manuscript preparation. Dr. French was responsible for the final draft submitted. Dr. French is a full-time employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated System Network 8 (VISN-8). This research was supported by the VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. Dr. Campbell assisted in conceptual layout of paper, interpretation of data, literature review, discussion, and health policy implications. Research support was provided by the VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. Dr. Rubenstein provided a clinician's perspective as a leading expert in the area of nursing homes. He served as a reviewer of the final manuscript to ensure clinical relevance. Research support provided by the VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Sepulveda and West Los Angeles Divisions.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00123-0

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.015

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 499-503, September 2008

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