The Unmet Need for Postacute Rehabilitation Among Medicare Observation Patients: A Single-Center Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicare beneficiaries admitted under observation status must pay for postacute inpatient rehabilitation (PAIR) services, out of pocket, at potentially prohibitive costs.

Objective

To determine if there is an unmet need for PAIR among Medicare observation patients and if this care is associated with longer hospital stay and increased rehospitalization.

Design/setting

Observational study using electronic medical record and administrative data from a regional health system.

Patients

1323 community-dwelling Medicare patients admitted under observation status.

Measurements

Summary statistics were calculated for demographic and administrative variables. Physical therapy (PT) and case management recommendations for a representative sample of 386 med

SUBMITTER: Goldstein JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467081 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature