post acute

While quality data is readily accessible on Medicare.gov, it's still unclear how exactly hospitals can make that information not only...

Healthcare providers are doing what they can to prepare for growth despite the industry's challenges.

Nursing homes only met nurse staffing requirements less than 60% of the time, a new analysis finds.

Providing home health services helps health systems and hospitals manage patient outcomes after hospital discharge.

New research shows that in-hospital delirium patients are vulnerable during the early posthospitalization period.

New data shows that patients discharged from a skilled nursing facility to home face the highest risk of readmission in...

For clinicians, effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues is crucial to achieve optimal care in the final months of...

Several steps are required to accelerate home care safety, including a commitment to self-determination and fostering a safety culture.

At the time of hospital discharge, ill-informed patients often face time-pressured decisions to find an appropriate post-acute care provider.

A new working paper recommends that long-term care hospitals lose their special reimbursement schedules under Medicare and instead get paid...

Two first-year reviews show patient discharges to institutional post-acute care are lower, and hospitals don't appear to be gaming performance...

The post-acute care provider admitted no wrongdoing, and claimed that 'many' of the allegations 'commenced long before Post Acute acquired...