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Care of long-term nursing home patients can be fragmented by hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations, which are especially burdensome for frail older adults. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research reports that a patient's diagnosis is not the best predictor of whether that individual will be transferred to a hospital or remain in place.

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Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute

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