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From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: How SNF Data Transparency Strengthens LTSS

August 4th, 2026
This article was originally featured in MedCity News. Long-stay skilled nursing facility (SNF) members represent one of the most clinically complex populations served through Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) and remain a foundational component of many state LTSS programs. These members often live with multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, and ongoing clinical needs that require coordination across providers and care settings. At the same time, avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions remain a major cost driver within LTSS programs. Nationally, potentially preventable inpatient stays account for an estimated $33.7 billion in hospital costs annually. As Medicaid agencies and managed care...read more

Working to Reduce Readmissions by Aligning Acute and Post-Acute Care in Preparation for CMS TEAM

April 29, 2025
This article was originally featured in Healthcare IT Today. Both CMS and value-based healthcare systems are increasingly leveraging data and enhanced communication to transition patients out of acute care more efficiently, support successful post-acute recovery, and reduce readmissions. In this video, Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), outlines the key components of an effective care transition process – and how Real Time’s data-driven solution and interventional analytics help enable smoother transitions and improved outcomes. As a nurse herself, Wojtusik has a deep understanding of the information clinicians need at each stage of the...read more

Don’t Get Tripped Up: Leverage Live Data to Drive Quality Improvement and Prevent Falls

April 2, 2025
Originally published in NADONA's The Director Quarterly Journal, Winter 2025 Issue. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the Accident Critical Element Pathway to guide surveyors and facilities in identifying accident risks and implementing necessary interventions. Falls consistently rank among the top ten deficiencies cited during surveys. The Accident Critical Element Pathway aligns with regulations 483.25(d)(1), which mandates an environment free from hazards, and 483.25(d)(2), which requires adequate supervision and the use of assistive devices. As part of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), CMS is required to withhold 2% of Medicare fee-for-service Part A...read more

Provider TV Industry Insights: Better Outcomes Through Value-Based Care with Dr. Scott Rifkin

January 9, 2025
Originally published by Provider Magazine on January 9, 2025. CMS is pushing for providers to make the switch from fee-for-service into value-based care by the end of the decade. Dr. Scott Rifkin, founder of Real Time Medical Systems, explains how providers can reduce hospitalizations and share in the savings of value-based care. complete the following form to ACCESS THE INTERVIEW: [gravityform id="119" title="true" description="true"]

VOICES: Phyllis Wojtusik, EVP Health System Solutions, Real Time Medical Systems

November 19, 2024
This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time). In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Real Time’s EVP of Health System Solutions, to discuss the shifting skilled nursing payment landscape and how partnering with multiple Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) can help providers navigate it. Phyllis outlines the steps SNFs can take to identify the best ACO partner for their organization. She also provides key strategies that SNFs can leverage to collaborate with ACOs and drive quality care and improved patient outcomes moving forward. Skilled Nursing News: What life and career experiences do...read more

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