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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Oct;19(10):896–901. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.03.006

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Flow chart presenting number of eligible cases remaining at each step during cohort selection. Values in parentheses are the percentage of the previous step remaining. Abbreviations: SNF, skilled nursing facility; IRF, inpatient rehabilitation facility; HHA, home health agency.

* ‘Study period’ refers to the one-year prior to the index hospitalization through the 90 days post-discharge for each index hospitalization.

† Has a claim for IRF services starting within 3 days of index hospitalization discharge, a SNF claim starting within 8 days, or a HHA claim starting within 10 days.

‡ Sub-conditions of interest for stroke were hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes; for joint replacements were elective hip, non-elective hip, and knee replacements; and for hip fractures were femur neck fractures, femur fractures, and hip/femur procedures with complication.