Association Between the Patient Driven Payment Model and Therapy Utilization and Patient Outcomes in US Skilled Nursing Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In October 2019, Medicare changed its skilled nursing facility (SNF) reimbursement model to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), which has modified financial incentives for SNFs that may relate to therapy use and health outcomes.

Objective

To assess whether implementation of the PDPM was associated with changes in therapy utilization or health outcomes.

Design setting and participants

This cross-sectional study used a regression discontinuity (RD) approach among Medicare fee-for-service postacute-care patients admitted to a Medicare-certified SNF following hip fracture between January 2018 and March 2020.

Exposures

Skilled nursing facility admission after PDPM implementation.

Main outcomes and measures

Main outcomes were individual and non

SUBMITTER: Rahman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903117 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature