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Practical Research

The Impact of Different Insurance Benefits for Skilled Nursing Care on Patient Recovery in the Long-term Care Setting

02/05/2018

Samson Barasa, MD, MS, and Donald A Jurivich, DO, analyzed medical records of patients from 3 large metropolitan nursing homes to examine potential relationships between types of insurance and rehabilitation goals.

Samson Barasa, MD, MS, and...

02/05/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

Research Reports

Health Care Use and Costs Among Medicare Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treated With Short-Acting Beta Agonists or Long-Acting Beta Agonists

04/11/2016

Vamsi K. Bollu , PhD, MBA;

Flavia Ejzykowicz , PhD;

Joel W. Hay , PhD;

Krithika Rajagopalan , PhD;

Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high prevalence among older adults and is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States. COPD exacerbations can require hospitalizations,...

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04/11/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways