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VOICES: Phyllis Wojtusik, EVP, Value-Based Care, Real Time Medical Systems

January 13th, 2026
This article was originally featured in Skilled Nursing News. This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time). With CMS’s Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) now in effect as of January 1, 2026, hospitals face increased responsibility for surgical episodes and post-acute care coordination. Under TEAM, hospitals are accountable for outcomes and costs for 30 days post-discharge, elevating the role of SNFs in recovery and in preventing readmissions. In this Voices interview, Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time, discusses TEAM’s implications for hospitals and SNFs, how collaboration is evolving across the continuum,...read more

3 Steps SNFs Are Taking Today For Success in Value-Based Care

February 21, 2023
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.

How a Growing, Changing Medicare Population Will Impact Payers

February 9, 2023
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

Setting the Value-Based Care Stage Across the Continuum

February 8, 2023
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

Ringing in 2023 with a Message from Real Time’s CMO: How Health Plans and ACOs can Pass the SNF Test

January 18, 2023
“It’s hard to focus on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) costs when only a small percentage of our members go to such a post-acute care setting.” I hear that frequently from medical directors of health plans and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). In this publication, we will outline key aspects of why focusing on SNF costs and its true contribution to the total cost of care is imperative to clinical leadership in value-based programs - why you should care and what you can do to improve the quality of your member’s care and reduce non-value-added costs for those members. Let’s start with...read more

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