As the aging patient population continues to grow in both size and medically complexities, health leaders are looking for opportunities to overcome the barriers hindering patients from receiving prompt and effective care. Read Full Post

While they can be a lesser known post-acute setting, long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) provide substantial benefits for hospitals. From helping to reduce rehospitalizations to providing more specialized care for the most medically complex patients, LTACHs can be an important part of hospital’s market expansion strategy and community ecosystem. Read Full Post

To help effectively meet the opportunity in these three key areas, hospital leaders are looking to joint-venture and contract management partnership with a focused rehabilitation expert. Read Full Post

A recent report by Advisory Board, highlights four significant solutions that can help hospitals and their staff successfully integrate and utilize innovation – therefore gaining economies of scale all while benefiting patients, staff and the hospital as a whole.1 Read Full Post

Thanks to a host of waivers made available throughout the pandemic, post-acute service lines such as inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health were able to expand their services to community members across the nation. However, as virtual visits around COVID-19 grew, appointments for other services such as wellness check-ups and admissions for serve illnesses including stroke, declined. Read Full Post

Concerns over facility-based care and risk of exposure during the pandemic have led to a massive shift in consumerism. This sediment is further supported in a Harvard Business Review report. Read Full Post

Two factors that are expected to have continued growth within the post-acute space are hospital flexibility – or co-location – and the need to maintain financial stability. Read Full Post

This report goes on to detail the top challenges hospitals and behavioral health hospitals are working to address in order to meet the opportunity within their communities, therefore reducing overall care costs. Read Full Post

Although many emergency departments (EDs) across the country are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels, the acuity of these patients has never been so high. Read Full Post

Post-acute care continues to serve as one of the leading forms of care for medically complex, COVID-19 and “long-hauler” patients. By offering multiple post-acute services, health systems are able to effectively influence quality of care across the continuum, therefore becoming better… Read Full Post