Clinicians Who Practice Primarily in Nursing Homes and the Quality of Care for Residents With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The number of physicians and advanced practitioners (APs) whose care is concentrated in nursing homes (often referred to as nursing home or skilled nursing facility specialists [SNFists]) has increased rapidly. Therefore, whether these clinicians provide better care is important.

Objective

To examine the association between SNFist care and outcomes of long-stay nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study of 417 378 residents with ADRD in US NHs, claims for a 20% national sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries between 2013 and 2019 were analyzed. Adjusted estimates were based on a machine learning approach that incorporated a doubly robust proc

SUBMITTER: Yun H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357189 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature