Can I Stay, or Must I Go Now? A Cohort Study of Discharge Appeals in a Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility
In this single-SNF study, 10% of post-acute patients appealed their discharge, commonly citing concerns about discharge readiness, with most ultimately losing their final appeal. This study lays the groundwork for future research examining appeals processes and outcomes on a broader scale.
Authors
- Himali Weerahandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-345X)
- Kenneth C. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2185-0990)
- Matthew J. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-7149)
- James D. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-7039)
- Grant Tominaga
- Michi Yukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-5464)
- W James Deardorff
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.106108
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences