Penny H Feldman
Biographic Data
| ID | 185952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Penny H Feldman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Penny H |
| FAMILY NAME | Feldman |
| SIGNATURE | FELDMAN P H |
| AFFILIATIONS | VNS Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7548-3447 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Continuity of Care Versus Language Concordance as an Intervention to Reduce Hospital Readmissions From Home Health Care
BACKGROUND: Language concordance between health care practitioners and patients have recently been shown to lower the risk of adverse health events. Continuity of care also been shown to have the same impact. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative effectiveness of both continuity of care and language concordance as alternative or complementary interventions to improve health outcomes of people with limited English profici…
Continuity of Nursing Care in Home Health
BACKGROUND: Home health care (HHC) is a leading form of home and community-based services for persons with dementia (PWD). Nurses are the primary providers of HHC; however, little is known of nursing care delivery and quality. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the association between continuity of nursing care in HHC and rehospitalization among PWD. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study using multiple years (20…
Does Early Follow-Up Improve the Outcomes of Sepsis Survivors Discharged to Home Health Care
BACKGROUND: There is little evidence to guide the care of over a million sepsis survivors following hospital discharge despite high rates of hospital readmission. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether early home health nursing (first visit within 2 days of hospital discharge and at least 1 additional visit in the first posthospital week) and early physician follow-up (an outpatient visit in the first posthospital week) reduce 30-day readmissions among M…
Black/Hispanic Disparities in a Vulnerable Post-Stroke Home Care Population
Team Structure and Adverse Events in Home Health Care
OBJECTIVE: To identify relationships between variations in team structure and risk-adjusted adverse events across 86 teams in a large US home health care organization. METHODS: Patient episode data were collected for two 6-month periods, January-June 2002 (N = 54,732 episodes) and January-June 2003 (N = 51,560 episodes). An adverse event was defined as having 1 or more events defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for home heal…
The AdvantAge Initiative
As the US population ages and the number of older people who are "aging in place" increases, communities will face new opportunities and challenges in responding to this population's desires and needs. Qualitative research was conducted to inform the development of a model of an "elder-friendly community" and a set of indicators to measure and help improve community capacity to promote the health and well-being of older residents. Focus groups we…
From Philosophy to Practice
When the Caregiver Needs Care
Objectives. This study examined the characteristics, activities, and challenges of high-risk informal caregivers. Methods. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative cross-section of 1002 informal caregivers. Vulnerable caregivers with poor health or a serious health condition were compared with nonvulnerable caregivers. Results. Thirty-six percent of caregivers were vulnerable. Compared with nonvulnerable caregivers, vu…
Informal Caregiving
Background. With an aging population and public policies that limit accessible and affordable formal care services, informal caregivers, largely women, will continue bearing the overwhelming responsibility for home and long-term care services provision. Objectives. This study examined gender differences among informal caregivers in caregiving activities, intensity, challenges, and coping strategies and assessed the differential effects of caregiv…
Doing More for Less”
Issues in equalizing Medicare expenditures--the devil is in the details
Issues in equalizing Medicare expenditures--the devil is in the details. P H FeldmanCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.10.1595 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Medicaid Decisions
When the Caregiver Needs Care
Objectives. This study examined the characteristics, activities, and challenges of high-risk informal caregivers. Methods. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative cross-section of 1002 informal caregivers. Vulnerable caregivers with poor health or a serious health condition were compared with nonvulnerable caregivers. Results. Thirty-six percent of caregivers were vulnerable. Compared with nonvulnerable caregivers, vu…
Doing More for Less”
Medicaid Decisions
Issues in equalizing Medicare expenditures--the devil is in the details
Issues in equalizing Medicare expenditures--the devil is in the details. P H FeldmanCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.10.1595 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Doing More for Less”
When the Caregiver Needs Care
Objectives. This study examined the characteristics, activities, and challenges of high-risk informal caregivers. Methods. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative cross-section of 1002 informal caregivers. Vulnerable caregivers with poor health or a serious health condition were compared with nonvulnerable caregivers. Results. Thirty-six percent of caregivers were vulnerable. Compared with nonvulnerable caregivers, vu…
Informal Caregiving
Background. With an aging population and public policies that limit accessible and affordable formal care services, informal caregivers, largely women, will continue bearing the overwhelming responsibility for home and long-term care services provision. Objectives. This study examined gender differences among informal caregivers in caregiving activities, intensity, challenges, and coping strategies and assessed the differential effects of caregiv…
The AdvantAge Initiative
As the US population ages and the number of older people who are "aging in place" increases, communities will face new opportunities and challenges in responding to this population's desires and needs. Qualitative research was conducted to inform the development of a model of an "elder-friendly community" and a set of indicators to measure and help improve community capacity to promote the health and well-being of older residents. Focus groups we…
From Philosophy to Practice
Team Structure and Adverse Events in Home Health Care
OBJECTIVE: To identify relationships between variations in team structure and risk-adjusted adverse events across 86 teams in a large US home health care organization. METHODS: Patient episode data were collected for two 6-month periods, January-June 2002 (N = 54,732 episodes) and January-June 2003 (N = 51,560 episodes). An adverse event was defined as having 1 or more events defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for home heal…
Does Early Follow-Up Improve the Outcomes of Sepsis Survivors Discharged to Home Health Care
BACKGROUND: There is little evidence to guide the care of over a million sepsis survivors following hospital discharge despite high rates of hospital readmission. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether early home health nursing (first visit within 2 days of hospital discharge and at least 1 additional visit in the first posthospital week) and early physician follow-up (an outpatient visit in the first posthospital week) reduce 30-day readmissions among M…
Black/Hispanic Disparities in a Vulnerable Post-Stroke Home Care Population
Continuity of Nursing Care in Home Health
BACKGROUND: Home health care (HHC) is a leading form of home and community-based services for persons with dementia (PWD). Nurses are the primary providers of HHC; however, little is known of nursing care delivery and quality. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the association between continuity of nursing care in HHC and rehospitalization among PWD. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study using multiple years (20…
Continuity of Care Versus Language Concordance as an Intervention to Reduce Hospital Readmissions From Home Health Care
BACKGROUND: Language concordance between health care practitioners and patients have recently been shown to lower the risk of adverse health events. Continuity of care also been shown to have the same impact. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative effectiveness of both continuity of care and language concordance as alternative or complementary interventions to improve health outcomes of people with limited English profici…
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