Clinicians Who Practice Primarily in Nursing Homes and the Quality of End-of-Life Care Among Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Clinician specialization in the care of nursing home (NH) residents or patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) has become increasingly common. It is not known whether clinicians focused on NH care, often referred to as SNFists (ie, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants concentrating their practice in the NH or SNF setting), are associated with a reduced likelihood of burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life for residents, which are a marker of poor-quality end-of-life (EOL) care.

Objective

To quantify the association between receipt of care from an SNFist and quality of EOL care for NH residents.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed Medicare fee-for-service claims for a nationally representative 20

SUBMITTER: Ghosh AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10943410 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature