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Industry’s leading post-acute analytics solution highlights ways ACOs can improve patient outcomes and reduce total cost-of-care through live data transparency   Baltimore, MD, April 9, 2024 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the industry leading, KLAS Rated, and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, announced today its presence at the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) Spring 2024 Conference on April 10-12, 2024. Real Time joins CMS officials, ACO leaders, and policy insiders in Baltimore, MD, to demonstrate how providers can reduce hospital admissions/readmissions, minimize length of stay, and improve care coordination in the post-acute setting through Real Time’s interventional analytics platform....read more

Company earns 93.5 rating for post-acute patient analytics among ACOs, health plans, and nursing facilities   Baltimore, MD, February 07, 2024 – Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), the industry leading and HITRUST Certified post-acute analytics solution, earned the highest score in the Post-Acute Patient Analytics: Point of Care segment by KLAS Research in the 2024 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services report – further establishing its position as the market leader for post-acute patient analytics. The Best in KLAS Report highlights the top-performing healthcare IT solutions as determined by extensive evaluations and feedback from thousands of healthcare providers....read more

Health plans continue to face challenges as they assume responsibility for care that extends beyond the walls of their network’s facilities, specifically, in post-acute care (PAC). In 2021, Medicare spent $28.5 billion on skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) – representing a significant percentage of member care coming in at an extremely high cost. So, just how important is it for health plans to partner and build a post-acute network? More significant than you would think. Real Time recently sat down with a group of health plan executives to learn more about the challenges and successes they face in achieving value-based outcomes...read more

Originally published by McKnight's on October 19, 2023.  As staffing constraints and mounting regulations continue to challenge nursing homes nationwide, it is imperative for care providers to develop innovative strategies in adopting value-based care initiatives that will improve facility performance, occupancy and revenues. During a recent webinar, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Executive Editor James M. Berklan sat down with Scott Rifkin, MD, founder and executive chairman of Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time), to discuss the various types of value-based care payment models available and proven strategies that enable facilities to demonstrate value as high-performing providers for their hospital and health plan...read more

CMS has confirmed the 2024 Final Rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) and as a result, major changes are on the horizon. Beginning October 1, 2023, and continuing through September 2024, and future years, the Final Rule includes updates to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), along with the addition of two new measures being implemented, one modification, and three being removed.   SNF QRP Data Completion Threshold Beginning in 2024, SNFs will bear the responsibility to collect data and publicly report to ensure compliance with QRP measures. One of the most pivotal changes will...read more

State surveys are coming. The question for SNFs is simple: Will your facility be ready? The key to navigating the state survey process is knowing what areas are most commonly explored. Here is a look at the top three areas most cited amongst surveyors, with insight from experts at Real Time Medical Systems, who discuss the steps SNFs can take for complete survey preparedness.