Jason D. Buxbaum

Aug 16, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Jason D. Buxbaum |David C. Grabowski

Key PointsQuestion  Is hospital–skilled nursing facility (SNF) integration associated with reduced participation in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A)? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of hospitals participating in 4 BPCI-A episodes, hospital-SNF integration was associated with a statistically significant 4.7–percentage point reduction in BPCI-A participation in the major joint replacement of the lower extremity episode.