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Peer reviewedLeibson, Cynthia; And Others – Gerontologist, 1990
Examination of hospitalizations for 5,854 elderly adults for 1980, 1985, and 1987 revealed significant increases in 60-day mortality and nursing home transfers after Medicare's Prospective Payment System began and hospital stays were shortened. Increases were largely explained by differences in risk factors other than length of stay (age, gender,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Diseases, Hospitals
