In the rapidly changing healthcare delivery system, SNFs will need to implement strategies to integrate physicians to retain their market share and be competitive. The incentives inherent in value-based...
Keep your staff informed
By
Kristy Wikum
May 14, 2015
The main barrier we all face is how we communicate with and educate our population, which means providing good information to both providers and consumers.
Post-acute providers need electronic health records, too
By
Carol Everhart
Apr 21, 2010
The federal push to create electronic health records must include post-acute providers, such as skilled nursing facilities.
Move toward certifying electronic health records must include long-term care
By
John Derr
Oct 21, 2009
Long-term care must have have certified electronic health records to keep pace with the rest of the healthcare industry.
How to prepare for your next Medicare audit
By
Dr. Kenneth Kei Adams
Aug 10, 2009
The federal government is looking closely at how post-acute providers, such as skilled nursing facilities, spend Medicare dollars. SNFs should know their operations and understand real outcomes before...
This year holds promise for post-acute care
By
Stephanie Anthony
Jan 12, 2015
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...
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...
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...
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...