RESOURCES
LITERATURE SUPPORTING THE NEED FOR INSTRUMENTAL SWALLOW EVALUATIONS
LITERATURE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR FEES IN REDUCING HOSPITAL RE-ADMISSIONS
Mor, V., Intrator, O., Feng, Z., & Grabowski, D. C. (2010). The Revolving Door of Rehospitalization From Skilled Nursing Facilities. Health Affairs (Project Hope), 29(1), 57–64. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0629
Coleman EA, Min S, Chomiak A, Kramer AM. “Post-Hospital Care Transitions: Patterns, Complications, and Risk Identification.” Health Services Research 2004:37(5):1423-1440.
Donelan-McCall, N., T. Eilertsen, R. Fish, and A. Kramer. 2006. Small Patient Pop- ulation and Low Frequency Event Effects on the Stability of SNF Quality Measures. Washington, DC: MedPAC.
LITERATURE EXAMINING SAFETY OF FEES
Nacci A, Matteucci J, Romeo SO, Santopadre S, Cavaliere MD, Barillari MR, Berrettini S, Fattori B.; 2016. Complications with Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in 2,820 Examinations. ENT, Audiology and Phoniatrics Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Italy. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2016;68(1):37-45. doi: 10.1159/000446985. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
Warnecke, T., Teismann, I., Oslenber, S., Hamacher, C., Ringelstein, E.B., Schabitz, W.R., & Dziewas, R.; 2009. The safety of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke patients. Retrieved July 18, 2009 from www.stroke.ahajournals.org.
Aviv, J.E., Murray, T., Zschommler, A., Cohen, M., Gartner, C. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing: patient characteristics and analysis of safety in 1340 consecutive examinations. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 2005;114:173-176.
LITERATURE LISTING INFORMATION OBTAINABLE THROUGH FEES
Takahashi, N, Kikutani, T, Tamura, F., Groher, M., & Kuboki, T. Videoendoscopic assessment of swallowing function to predict the future incidence of pneumonia of the elderly. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 2012; 39; 429-437.
Butler, S.G., Maslan, J., Stuart, A., Leng, X., Wilhelm, E., Lintzenich, C.R., Williamson, J., & Kritchevsky, S.B. (2011). Factors influencing bolus dwell times in healthy older adults assessed endoscopically. Laryngoscope, Dec; 121(12): 2526-34.
Allen, J.E., White, C.J., Leonard, R.J., Belafsky, P.C> Prevalence of penetration and aspiration on videofluoroscopy in normal individuals without dysphagia. Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Feb 2010; 142(2): 208-13.