SNF high quality marks don't lead to lower death rate or readmission
Case Management Insider, December 16, 2014
If a skilled nursing facility gets high marks on quality measures it may have benefits for patients, but it doesn’t really make a difference when it comes to mortality risk or 30-day readmissions, says a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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