![" "](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2024-02/pexels-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-2324837.jpg?itok=r6sh7Wtz)
Medicare rules need updating to ensure patients get care when they need it. Penn LDI features Kimberly Waddell and Robert Burke's study.
Citations:
"Timely Doctor Visits Linked to Better Outcomes When Patients Enter a Skilled Nursing Facility." Penn LDI, K Kamara, January 29, 2024.
K J Waddell, R E Burke, et al. "Association Between Timing of Clinical Evaluation by a Physician or Advanced Practitioner and Risk of Rehospitalization in Older Adults Admitted to a Skilled Nursing Facility Following Hospitalization: A Cohort Study," Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.