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A recent study of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that using interventional analytics to prevent hospital readmissions can potentially save Medicare nearly $2.8 billion dollars in annual spending. Hospital readmissions come at a cost to members, health plans, and health systems, representing a significant challenge for SNFs. Of the 1.7 million SNF admissions in the United States annually, more than 20% result in hospital readmissions within 30 days, leading to roughly $5.2 billion dollars in Medicare costs. Findings from the retrospective analysis of the 30-day hospital readmission rates between 2017 and 2022 indicate that SNFs equipped...read more

This article was originally featured in Healthcare IT Today. When acute care providers look at hospital readmissions, it is natural to think about what is being done once the patient is discharged. However, what many forget is that a large portion of patients are discharged to a post-acute facility. In order for post-acute care teams to address things like readmissions and length of stay (LOS), it is essential for acute care providers to create collaborative relationships with their post-acute partners. This includes sharing of data between organizations. Plus, this need is even more apparent when an acute care organization is...read more

Originally published on McKnight's on July 29, 2024. As CMS continues to drive all Medicare patients into value-based care programs by 2030, it is imperative for nursing facilities to begin developing innovative strategies to adopt value-based care initiatives that will improve facility performance, occupancy, and revenues. In this must-attend webinar, McKnight's Long-Term Care News Executive Editor James M. Berklan recently sat down with Scott Rifkin, MD, founder and executive chairman of Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), to discuss how nursing facilities can deploy key strategies that enable them to become a preferred provider with Accountable Care Organizations, as well...read more

Industry’s leading post-acute analytics solution highlights ways to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens while driving value-based care collaboration   Baltimore, MD, June 24, 2024 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the industry leading, KLAS Rated, and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, announced today its participation at the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA) 37th Annual Conference on June 23 - 26, 2024. As nurse leadership gather in Kansas City, MO to learn from industry experts and colleagues, Real Time is excited to be center stage sharing how live data analytics is empowering care teams to positively impact...read more

Real-time analytics improves care management in long-term care by enabling timely interventions and enhancing outcomes under value-based care models.   With real-time interventional analytics, care management teams can monitor member data and respond to changes in status immediately. In nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNF), historically challenging settings for health plan monitoring and care management, immediate data analysis is a better solution than relying on past data to predict future problems. "Individuals in these facilities are a special population, one that health systems and health plans often lose sight of from a care management and data perspective. But the...read more

Company earns recertification, validating commitment to strong cybersecurity protecting sensitive data   Baltimore, MD, June 11, 2024 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the KLAS Rated and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, today announced its Real Time Portal has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security. “Healthcare organizations like ours are continually under pressure to address current and emerging threats and meet complex compliance, information protection, and privacy requirements,” said Christopher Miller, Chief Technology Officer at Real Time. “We are pleased to demonstrate to our customers the highest standards for data protection and information security by achieving the...read more