Thanks to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), value-based programs are continuing to gain dominance over traditional fee-for-service care delivery throughout the entire care continuum. As such, value-based contracting will be critical to the ability of SNFs to establish themselves as essential entities in their markets. Though involvement with this contracting varies, non-participation is no […]

As COVID-19 cases begin to decline due to the distribution of vaccines, many skilled nursing facilities are now dealing with the inefficiencies the pandemic exposed – which are and will continue to significantly impact overall census. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continually driving toward value-based care and bundled payment models, this is […]

There’s no doubt that clinicians and care teams have been pushed beyond their limits with COVID-19 leaving a path of destruction in its wake. With a vaccine finally on the on the horizon, what comes next? Support for SNFs from government, hospitals, health systems, ACOs, and payors – in addition to the families and loved […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medication in nursing facilities. However, 40-75% of those prescribed antibiotics may be unnecessary or inappropriate – causing risk of serious diarrheal infections from Clostridium difficile, increased adverse drug events and drug interactions, and colonization and/or infection with antibiotic-resistant […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a lot of inefficiencies within healthcare — one of the largest being the ability to access and analyze live patient data to improve clinical and financial outcomes. During this session we will discuss how live patient data within the EHR can improve patient care coordination and increase patient referrals with […]