Data released last month show that post-acute care provided in the home setting has the potential to successfully reduce costly hospital readmissions for patients following joint replacement surgery.
The recently released analysis by Dobson DaVanzo & Associates examined how patients fared in various post-acute settings, following their lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) and hospital discharge. The results were positive both for Medicare, and for patients – who widely prefer home health to other post-acute settings.
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