On its Nursing Home Compare website, the Federal government has added a skilled nursing facility (SNF) historical track record of 30-day hospital readmissions in its ratings of care quality.

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On its Nursing Home Compare website, the Federal government has added a skilled nursing facility (SNF) historical track record of 30-day hospital readmissions in its ratings of care quality. A statistical analysis backs the idea that readmission history is a valid quality measure. Though the measure may seem intuitive, says lead author Momotazur Rahman, assistant professor in the School of Public Health at Brown...

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