Annual Report For The Initiative To Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents

In this report released in January 2016, by researchers with RTI International. The report presents analyses and findings from the third year of the Evaluation of the Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents. The Initiative involves seven Enhanced Care and Coordination Providers (ECCPs) consisting of academic institutions, quality improvement organizations (QIOs), a health care provider organization network, and a hospital association. The ECCPs partnered with 144 nursing facilities in seven states to implement strategies aimed at reducing hospitalizations and improving care for fee-for-service, long-stay nursing facility residents whose care is funded through Medicare, Medicaid . . .