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This podcast explores the evolving landscape of Medicare beneficiaries and post-acute care, diving into the critical role of outcomes in negotiating contract metrics and fostering payer-provider collaboration. We unpack how payers can integrate post-acute care into their contracting strategies and leverage key clinical and financial reporting to enhance performance. With insights on the importance of partnerships, care management, and engagement, this discussion offers actionable strategies for driving success in post-acute care networks and achieving value-based outcomes. Guest Speakers Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, EVP, Value-Based Care, Real Time Medical Systems Kristen Klopp, RN, Network Program Manager, Real Time Medical Systems complete the...read more

To succeed in value-based care, health plans and risk-bearing entities — such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and providers in risk-based agreements — must create cost savings while improving health outcomes. With care outcomes on the line, every step of the member journey matters. Traditionally, post-acute care has been a notoriously difficult step to navigate. Low visibility for health plans and payers has created challenges in care management. Moreover, participation of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in value-based care programs is limited. Less than 10% of SNFs participate in an ACO nationwide, and nearly 70% of all ACOs have no SNF...read more

Originally published on McKnight's on July 29, 2024. As CMS continues to drive all Medicare patients into value-based care programs by 2030, it is imperative for nursing facilities to begin developing innovative strategies to adopt value-based care initiatives that will improve facility performance, occupancy, and revenues. In this must-attend webinar, McKnight's Long-Term Care News Executive Editor James M. Berklan recently sat down with Scott Rifkin, MD, founder and executive chairman of Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), to discuss how nursing facilities can deploy key strategies that enable them to become a preferred provider with Accountable Care Organizations, as well...read more

This article was originally featured in Healthcare IT Today. Bridging the data gap between acute care and post-acute care is a significant challenge. However, more and more evidence suggests that sharing the right information from acute care with post-acute care settings, like Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), leads to remarkable outcomes that benefit acute care providers, SNFs, and most importantly, the patient. While it may seem obvious that sharing data between these organizations is beneficial, there is now concrete evidence to support its value. We first highlighted some of these benefits in our previous article, The Value of Bridging the Data...read more