Providing specialized care for the medically complex has become a vital aspect to a hospital’s care continuum, however, health systems are often not well-equipped to address the growing patient needs and fluctuating regulatory changes. As recently noted, being able to rely on an experience LTACH partner can help generate lower average post-acute length of stay as well as reduce the risk for readmission. Further, there are additional benefits when it comes to integrating an LTACH through a strategic partnership. Read Full Post

The medically complex and critically ill patient population now makes up 10% of the overall Medicare population, impacting four million individuals around the nation.1 These individuals experiencing debilitating illnesses require intensive and specialized care within a facility specifically equipped to meet their needs. Read Full Post

Now more than ever, it is important for providers to be flexible in their ability to respond to current and future patient needs as the medically complex patient population continues to increase. But flexibility isn’t just important in an immediate crisis— it’s something healthcare leaders should be thinking about amid a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Read Full Post

As hospitals continue to address the unmet needs of the growing medically complex patient population, many are finding great benefit in partnering with a long-term acute hospital (LTACH) provider, especially as other levels of care often come up short in providing favorable outcomes to the entire health system. Read Full Post

While medically complex and critically ill patients make up only 5% of the U.S. patient population, they account for 50% of healthcare spending,1 magnifying the need to properly identify the most efficient care delivery pathways for these patients. Read Full Post