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Today’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continue to earn shared savings under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)…but it’s not as easy as it once was. Some ACOs are turning to risk-sharing strategies or improved post-acute care (PAC) clinical standardization to expand their MSSP success. Yet, there’s still more they can do to lower costs and increase quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries – and thus grow their own rewards. Let’s take a brief look at the history of the MSSP, how it has evolved, and how access to real-time PAC patient data can take shared savings to the next level....read more

When the World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in recognition of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, it never could have imagined what nurses around the world would experience during that year. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has extended the Year of the Nurse into 2021. Today, our country is celebrating National Nurses Day and kicking off National Nurses Week…which has been expanded to the entire month of May![1] Nurses are front and center every day at Real Time Medical Systems, starting with the many nurses we support with our clinical...read more

With the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing facilities since late December, facilities nationwide have seen  a significant decline in both new cases and deaths among resident populations. Though the decline of COVID-19 cases is very encouraging, many skilled nursing facilities are now facing widespread  systemic issues that the pandemic exposed. Ongoing and dynamic infection prevention and control programs, along  with strong facility policies and procedures for care, remain imperative for successful operations on many metric scales. Staffing ratios and lower occupancy rates also create business challenges that must be reviewed and quantified daily. In  light of the extreme pressures facilities are...read more

Recognized for his patient-centered approach to healthcare management, Freedman will advise on integrated care advancements with health systems and post-acute networks   Baltimore, MD, April 6, 2021 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the leading healthcare Interventional Analytics solution, today announced the appointment of Barry Freedman as Health System Advisor to the company. In his new role, Freedman will work with Real Time’s Executive Team to advance the company’s acute care solution offerings in providing post-acute data transparency to improve care coordination, enhance population health, and reduce total cost of care. “Barry is a growth-minded leader with exceptional experience...read more

Empowering FHCA Members with live, actionable data to improve Quality Improvement Program (QIP) outcome measures, reimbursements, and network performance.   Baltimore, MD, March 16, 2021 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the leading interventional analytics solution, joins the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) as a Preferred Service Corp Partner. FHCA members, through Real Time’s analytics solution, will be able to access live clinical analysis on residents residing in nursing facilities to improve various QIP measures, while reducing avoidable hospital readmissions, managing PDPM reimbursements, establishing infection prevention surveillance, and improving network performance. “With the intricate link between quality measures and...read more

Cloud-based solution enables Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) members to receive live EHR data on patients during the post-acute stay and collaboratively work with network to improve patient outcomes and reduce total cost of care   Baltimore, MD, February 24, 2021 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the leading interventional analytics solution in healthcare, joins the THA Center for Innovative Solutions (TCIS) as its newest Strategic Partner. THA members, through Real Time’s collaborative solution, will have the ability to address challenges in receiving post-acute data transparency – resulting in a decrease of 25-50% in post-acute spend. “We are excited to...read more