Staffing for the ‘new’ LTC/post-acute care the focus of Aug. 19 webcast
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 05, 2014
Attendees at a free McKnight’s webcast Aug. 19 will hear how frontline execs have found success battling new caregiving challenges in long-term and post-acute care. The event will feature, among...
Positioning for narrowing PAC networks
By
Brian Fuller
Jul 25, 2014
Variation and growth in post-acute care spending has earned PAC a spot on hospital and health systems’ priority list for cost-saving opportunities. The success of new care delivery models — particularly...
LTC must pursue collaboration to reduce readmissions
By
Imran Javaid
Mar 24, 2014
Acute and post-acute providers are increasingly uniting around a shared goal – to lower hospital readmission rates for elderly and other vulnerable patients. Many caregivers and payers agree that...
Learn how to use scorecards at Feb. 6 webinar
Jan 23, 2014
Speakers from Avalere Health will demonstrate how post-acute care providers can reduce costs and improve quality.
Physician relationships hold key to SNF success
By
Anne Tumlinson
Jan 22, 2014
In the rapidly changing healthcare delivery system, SNFs will need to implement strategies to integrate physicians to retain their market share and be competitive. The incentives inherent in value-based...
Learn how to use data for therapy services at Nov. 13 webinar
Oct 24, 2013
Post-acute providers have to learn how to demonstrate the outcomes of therapy. By understanding and using specific data components, providers can learn how to provide the best rehabilitation services through...
Simulation: A way to achieve proficiency in EMR adoption
By
Heather Haugen, Ph.D.
May 20, 2013
Meaningful use requirements state that physicians must be able to send and receive care summaries during transitions to all healthcare settings, including long-term and post-acute care facilities. So how...
Reducing readmissions with a scheduled presence in the post-acute care setting
By
Jerome Wilborn, M.D., F.C.C.P
Mar 13, 2013
When you have a physician or hospitalist in a facility, acute changes in condition are addressed. Moreover, acute changes in condition (once they’re addressed) can lead to decreased re-hospitalizations...
Post-acute providers need electronic health records, too
By
Carol Everhart
Apr 21, 2010
The federal push to create electronic health records must include post-acute providers, such as skilled nursing facilities.
New law strives to keep older adults at home
By
Liza Berger
Mar 31, 2010
When you read between the lines of the healthcare reform law, its general intent becomes clear: The law is about increasing home- and community-based services (HCBS), and improving wellness and prevention.