The disparity between acute and post-acute care (PAC) EHRs has always posed a significant challenge to a hospitals’ ability to improve patient care and reduce costs. Interventional Analytics offers a solution – by connecting healthcare organizations with their patients in the PAC setting, providing data transparency and clinical line of sight into the PAC EHR. […]

To meet the new mandates under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), SNFs are being incentivized to develop innovative strategies with their partner hospitals, while finding ways to increase revenue. On the flip side, as value-based care programs gain dominance, the need for acute and post-acute care (PAC) collaboration is greater than ever for your hospital […]

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 […]

As skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) navigate the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), many facilities are still trying to understand the role that Interim Payment Assessments (IPA) play in PDPM reimbursement.  Under the final rule, providers are only required to perform two Prospective Payment System (PPS) assessments: on day 5 and upon discharge. However, the Centers for […]