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During a recent educational series hosted by Health Data Management and KLAS Research, Real Time’s Executive Vice President of Health Systems Solutions Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, and Vice President of Clinical and Network Quality Margie Latrella, MSN, APN-C dissect what an award winning, scalable transitions of care model looks like, helping patients, families, and acute/post-acute teams stay on top of points of care. With CMS’ ongoing initiative of decreasing readmissions and push towards value-based care, now is the time for acute care providers to make care transitions a priority among their post-acute network providers.   The True Costs of Transitions of...read more

The right care level. The right care management. The right care transitions. Although those three areas of skilled nursing have continuously been central to patient success, in a value-based landscape, they are vital. SNF operators must be able to stay one step ahead of their patients’ care needs so they can anticipate change in conditions and respond appropriately. They need the ability to adjust care delivery on the go, to provide the patient and family everything they need.

The demand for post-acute and long-term care is increasing dramatically and will continue to do so in the decades ahead. The Medicare population continues to expand and is set for rapid growth as the last of the Baby Boomer generation joins the federal program. Numbering more than 70 million, the group that makes up one-quarter of the total population in the United States will be over 65 and part of Medicare by the close of the decade. This phenomenon will have serious implications for payers serving this demographic under Medicare Advantage plans, as more than 60 percent of Baby Boomers are expected...read more

During a recent webinar hosted by Real Time’s partner, Relias, Executive Vice President of Health Systems Solutions Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, and Senior Clinical Account Manager Kathy Derleth, RN, BSN, discussed what value-based care (VBC) means for both acute and post-acute partners, and why communication, care coordination, and collaboration are vital to attaining VBC goals. Phyllis and Kathy also highlighted the benefits of utilizing live data and post-acute analytics tools to offer more effective care transitions, standardized clinical pathways, risk stratification, lowered length of stay (LOS), and reduced readmissions — all of which equate to reduced costs for acute care providers,...read more