Healio April 26, 2018
Published results showed hospitals associated with accountable care organizations reduced patient rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities more rapidly than hospitals not associated with those organizations.
Investigators noted, however, this does not necessarily mean when a hospital joins an accountable care organization (ACO) it will have a reduced rate of rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
“The take home message … is ACO-affiliated hospitals reduced rehospitalizations from SNFs at a faster rate than other hospitals,” Momotazur Rahman, PhD,assistant professor at Brown University School of Public Health, told Orthopedics Today.
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