To improve quality and effectiveness of care throughout the patient’s post-acute care journey, many ACOs are choosing to establish their own network of post-acute partners. High-preforming skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can contribute greatly to value-based care goals by allowing ACOs to facilitate the implementation of best practices and clinical pathways for delivering care, streamlining transitions […]

According to the CDC, one-to-three million healthcare-associated infections (HAI) occur every year within U.S.  nursing homes. Reports also show that antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medication in facilities, with 6–10% of residents receiving antibiotics on any given day. However, 40–75% of those prescribed antibiotics may be unnecessary or inappropriate – causing risk of […]

In March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology (ONC) released their latest updates to healthcare IT regulations, which included final rules on interoperability. And while some in the post-acute care space have been reluctant to offer up their data to health care […]

Traditional approaches to patient transitions from acute to post-acute care typically consist of the transfer of the patient, a stack of paperwork, little to no report, and limited interaction between settings. This can lead to unnecessary complications such as medication errors and preventable infections. The introduction of value-based payment models and penalties for hospital readmissions […]