Gulf Coast receives highest Medicare payouts for post-acute care, CMS national databank shows
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2013
States around the Gulf of Mexico and in the Rust Belt face the highest post-acute care costs in the nation, according to Medicare data released Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
A whole new world: 15% growth in post-acute care among 30-year nursing home industry changes
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2020
The population of residents served by nursing homes has undergone dramatic changes since the call for an overhaul in 1987, a recent study shows.
Post-acute stroke initiative to invest $1.5M across facilities in three Mountain states
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2022
A new initiative that includes skilled nursing facilities aims to improve post-acute stroke care starting in Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota.
Post-acute standardized assessment bill passes House
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 18, 2014
A bill that would standardize data in post-acute settings moved closer to reality after a House of Representatives voice vote in its favor Tuesday. The House’s approval of the Improving Medicare...
Anticoagulants advised following certain COVID-19 acute-care stays
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2021
Clinicians disagree about the need for continued anticoagulation therapy to reduce blood clot risks following COVID-19 hospitalization. A new study suggests that patients with certain medical histories...
Top concern of post-acute patients is staff competence, small study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 14, 2022
Staff competence and professionalism lend confidence that restored health and independence are in sight, patients told investigators.
SNFs kept up ‘remarkable’ level of rehab during pandemic, Harvard study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 06, 2023
Despite caring for a sicker patient population and higher staff turnover, skilled nursing facilities provided post-acute rehabilitation services with only a modest decline in intensity, investigators say.
Providers testify against post-acute bundled pay bill at hearing
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John Hall
Apr 17, 2015
A top nursing home advocate on Thursday urged killing a bill calling for the bundling of Medicare payments for post-acute care services.
‘Pragmatic’ heart failure rehab benefits frail seniors, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Physical dysfunction problems often are overlooked in the care of older, frail patients with acute heart failure. But these patients find greater functional and quality of life benefits from early, transitional,...
Post-acute care after COVID-19: What to expect
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2020
While there are many unknowns about coronavirus survivors’ future healthcare needs, a discharge model reveals what post-acute providers might soon be dealing with.