Meddings, Jennifer
Reichert, Heidi
Smith, Shawna N.
Iwashyna, Theodore J.
Langa, Kenneth M.
Hofer, Timothy P.
McMahon, Laurence F. Jr.
Article History
Received: 27 April 2016
Revised: 1 July 2016
Accepted: 9 September 2016
First Online: 15 November 2016
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This work was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ; 2R01HS018334, 1K08HS019767). The funding sources were not involved in the conduct, interpretation, or reporting of the results, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The Health and Retirement Study is funded by the National Institute on Aging (U01 AG009740), and performed at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the sponsor, AHRQ, the US Government, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
: We thank Jessica Ameling, MPH, and Laura Petersen, MHSA, for providing assistance with references and manuscript editing. We are very appreciative for the insights and expertise provided by Mary A.M. Rogers, PhD, for the development of the grant, use of HRS-CMS data, and analyses.
: These analyses were presented in part as posters at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, on April 23, 2015; the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 14, 2015; and the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Providence, Rhode Island, on October 8, 2015.
: All authors have completed and submitted the ICJME Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr. Meddings has reported receiving honoraria for lectures and teaching related to prevention and value-based purchasing policies involving catheter-associated urinary tract infection and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. The remaining authors report no conflicts of interest.