Risk of hospitalization associated with different constellations of home & community based services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identify the association between specific combinations of home and community-based services (HCBS) and risk of acute hospitalization.

Methods

Data for this study came from Pennsylvania Medicaid claims and Medicare records. This was a retrospective, observational cohort study that examined hospitalization, HCBS service use and patient characteristics between July, 2014 and December, 2016. This analysis compared risk of inpatient hospitalization risk for community dwelling disabled older adults using a range of Medicaid financed HCBS. Twelve constellations of HCBS were identified representing different combinations of common services (personal assistive services [PAS], delivered meals, and adult day care). Since HCBS users are not randomly assigned to different comb

SUBMITTER: Van Cleve R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9862558 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature