Changes in Hospitalization Associated with Introducing the Resident Assessment Instrument

OBJECTIVE: To compare the rates of hospitalization among cohorts of nursing home residents assembled before and after the implementation of the federally mandated Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI).

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