Location

Grand Wailea, Hawaii

Event Website

https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

Start Date

7-1-2020 12:00 AM

End Date

10-1-2020 12:00 AM

Description

Avoidable hospital transfers increase the risk of negative outcomes for patients and cause waste in medical resources. While reducing emergency department (ED) transfer and hospitalization rate has been widely discussed, few IS scholars pay close attention to the concept of avoidable transfers. The paper, rooted in the context of nursing homes, provides a comprehensive review of the concept, identification, and contributing factors. In addition, empirical evidence is presented to complement the study. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical work using nationwide aggregate data to study the effect of institutional characteristics on avoidable hospitalization from nursing homes. We found that while caregiver/resident ratio remains a heated topic in public policy debate, only a high intensity of service provided by well-trained medical practitioners (registered nurses and physicians) is associated with low levels of avoidable ED visits and hospitalization.

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Jan 7th, 12:00 AM Jan 10th, 12:00 AM

Identification of Institutional Characteristics that May Drive (Avoidable) Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents

Grand Wailea, Hawaii

Avoidable hospital transfers increase the risk of negative outcomes for patients and cause waste in medical resources. While reducing emergency department (ED) transfer and hospitalization rate has been widely discussed, few IS scholars pay close attention to the concept of avoidable transfers. The paper, rooted in the context of nursing homes, provides a comprehensive review of the concept, identification, and contributing factors. In addition, empirical evidence is presented to complement the study. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical work using nationwide aggregate data to study the effect of institutional characteristics on avoidable hospitalization from nursing homes. We found that while caregiver/resident ratio remains a heated topic in public policy debate, only a high intensity of service provided by well-trained medical practitioners (registered nurses and physicians) is associated with low levels of avoidable ED visits and hospitalization.

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