Jeffrey Souza

1 month ago | agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Timothy Anderson |John Ayanian |Shoshana Herzig |Jeffrey Souza

Key points ○ In this longitudinal analysis of 94 million Medicare discharges, between 2010 and 2022, primary care follow-up after return to home increased from 51.5% to 57.5% for patients discharged directly home and from 24.3% to 28.4% for patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) then home.

Apr 12, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Timothy Anderson |Edward R. Marcantonio |Robert W. Yeh |Jeffrey Souza

Key PointsQuestion  Has Medicare’s implementation of payments for transitional care management (TCM) services been associated with an increase in timely primary care follow-up after medical facility discharge?