Hospitals traditionally have viewed a patient’s discharge as the endpoint of their care responsibilities. In reality, hospital stays frequently are just one step in ongoing episodes of care. Ensuring...
Learn how to use scorecards at Feb. 6 webinar
Jan 23, 2014
Speakers from Avalere Health will demonstrate how post-acute care providers can reduce costs and improve quality.
Successful acute- and post-acute care partnering the focus of Aug. 27 webcast
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 08, 2014
Attendees will learn first-hand from a leading nursing executive at a free Aug. 27 McKnight’s webcast how post-acute care providers can grow better relationships with acute-care partners. Martie...
Positioning for narrowing PAC networks
By
Brian Fuller
Jul 25, 2014
Variation and growth in post-acute care spending has earned PAC a spot on hospital and health systems’ priority list for cost-saving opportunities. The success of new care delivery models — particularly...
How hospitals and PAC providers can optimize care and recover from COVID-19 economic damage in the process
By
Angie Franks
Aug 03, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, acute and post-acute care (PAC) providers have experienced their own unique crises. In acute care, providers have scrambled to find available ICU beds, physicians and critical...
Untangling the post-acute care journey
By
Maureen Banks
Robin Hynds
Louis J. Woolf
Jul 06, 2022
“What’s next?” That’s the question countless patients have faced as they have been discharged from hospitals in the midst of this once-in-a-century crisis. They have each faced what we’ve...
Simulation: A way to achieve proficiency in EMR adoption
By
Heather Haugen, Ph.D.
May 20, 2013
Meaningful use requirements state that physicians must be able to send and receive care summaries during transitions to all healthcare settings, including long-term and post-acute care facilities. So how...
Exploring transitions in care
By
Brian White
Mar 06, 2015
As the president of an acute care hospital, as well as overseeing our medical system’s post-acute division, I see the issues facing our frailest patients from both sides. I see patients receiving...