Utilization of Post-Acute Care Following Distal Radius Fracture Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the utilization and cost of post-acute care following isolated distal radius fractures (DRFs) among Medicare beneficiaries.

Methods

We examined utilization of post-acute care among Medicare beneficiaries who experienced an isolated DRF (n = 38,479) during 2007 using 100% Medicare claims data. We analyzed the effect of patient factors on hospital admission following DRF and the receipt of post-acute care delivered by skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, home health care agencies, and outpatient occupational therapy/physical therapy for the recovery of DRF.

Results

In this cohort of isolated DRF patients, 1,694 (4.4%) were admitted to hospitals following DRF, and 20% received post-acute care. Women and patients with more co

SUBMITTER: Zhong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5079469 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature