Accepted for Publication: August 24, 2020.
Corresponding Author: Elizabeth M. White, PhD, APRN, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Box G-S121-6, Providence, RI 02912 (elizabeth_white@brown.edu).
Published Online: October 19, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5664
Author Contributions: Dr White had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: White, Santostefano, Feifer, Gravenstein, Mor.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.
Drafting of the manuscript: White, Kosar, Gravenstein.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: White, Santostefano, Feifer, Kosar.
Obtained funding: Mor.
Administrative, technical, or material support: White, Santostefano, Feifer, Blackman, Gravenstein.
Supervision: Feifer, Gravenstein, Mor.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr White reported grants from National Institute on Aging during the conduct of the study and personal fees from PACE Organization of Rhode Island outside the submitted work. Mr Kosar reported grants from National Institute on Aging during the conduct of the study. Dr Gravenstein reported grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Mor reported personal fees from naviHealth outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This research was supported by the National Institute on Aging (3P01AG027296-11S1, PI: Dr Mor).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The National Institute on Aging had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: We thank Richard Castor, Cliff Boyd, Joe Montgomery, and Denine Hastings of Genesis HealthCare; and Jeffrey Hiris from Brown University for their extensive data management support. They were not compensated.
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