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The Financial Impact of Clinical Staffing Shortages on Hospital Outcomes
February 13, 2025Recruiting and retaining quality clinical staff remains a top priority for hospitals and health systems this year.
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Why Acute Hospitals Are Investing in Inpatient Rehabilitation
January 28, 2025Inpatient rehabilitation provides comprehensive therapy in a hospital setting for patients recovering from serious illnesses, injuries or surgeries. As the most intensive form of rehabilitation, it's designed to help patients regain their independence and return to the community.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: January Edition
January 10, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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The Future of Healthcare: 4 Hospital Trends For 2025
December 18, 2024The post-acute care landscape is forever evolving, making it critical for health leaders to stay on top of shifting trends, particularly within the inpatient rehabilitation setting. To optimize hospital operations, improve patient outcomes, and bolster financial sustainability, understanding and adapting hospital priorities has never been more important.
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A Hospital’s Role in Fighting Health Disparities
November 07, 2024Health disparities are a persistent issue, with certain communities facing significantly worse health outcomes than others. This gap is often present in access to quality post-acute services, particularly for those requiring inpatient rehabilitation.
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Executive Insights: Preparing Your Hospital for CMS’ Review Choice Demonstration
October 15, 2024Following CMS’ Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) implementation in Alabama on August 21, 2023, CMS has added guidance to aid in the process and has begun implementation in a new state.
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Strategies for Improved Health Literacy: How Patients, Providers and Communities can Benefit
October 09, 2024October is National Health Literacy month, which aims at increasing awareness and education about the importance of improving health literacy for both patients and healthcare providers.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: September Edition
September 24, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find : Cost of healthcare: Three bills proposed. MedPAC considers rural health quality. MedPAC critical access hospitals: Shifting coinsurance to 20% of payment rates and introducing a cap. Prior Authorization: State legislatures…
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CMS Staffing Mandate Finalized: What Does It Mean for Patient and Hospital Outcomes?
September 11, 2024The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other nursing homes. 1 These requirements are expected to have lasting impacts on the industry, including several post-acute programs, such as inpatient rehabilitation. Since CMS proposed the requirement in 2023, it has been…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: August Edition
August 15, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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CMS 2025 Final Rule: Key Changes for Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals and Units
August 07, 2024CMS recently released the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The rule includes several changes that will impact IRFs and acute rehabilitation units (ARUs) and is set to go into effect October 1, 2024. Key findings include: 1 Payment Rate Increases: CMS is increasing IRF PPS payment rates by 3% – or…
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Partner Testimonial: Advantages of Partnership for Improved Hospital Outcomes
July 23, 2024When looking for a qualified and trusted rehabilitation partner, it is important to seek out flexibility to ensure all needs are met for your patients, staff and facility.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: June Edition
June 18, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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5 Strategies to Help Your Hospital Overcome Ongoing Clinical Staffing Challenges in 2024
June 05, 2024Although employment and wages in the healthcare industry have seen improvements since the pandemic, there are still ongoing concerns about high quit rates, labor shortages and stagnant wages. For example, 1 in 5 registered nurses (RNs) still report they intend to leave the workforce by 2027 due to mounting stress and burnout in their position.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: May Edition
May 17, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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Inpatient Rehabilitation Management: Key Insights to Help Hospitals Overcome the Obstacles
May 09, 2024Shifting regulations, rising denials and ongoing labor shortages present a multitude of challenges for hospitals when running an inpatient rehabilitation program. However, these are not the only obstacles.
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Top Challenges of Running Inpatient Rehabilitation: 3 Things to Know
April 15, 2024The rehabilitation services market is expected to reach $215 billion by 2030 – a 48% jump from its 2021 valuation. 1 However, the demand and complexity of inpatient rehabilitation is outpacing the ability to acquire and maintain specialized resources, expertise and capital to meet the growing need in local communities. Discover 3 of the top challenges hospitals face…
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Lifepoint Partner Testimonial: Enhancing outcomes for the growing medically complex population
March 19, 2024In recent years, post-acute admissions for neurological and pulmonary conditions have seen significant growth – with acuity rates of the general patient population rising 6% since 2019. These rising rates, couples of prolonged length of stay (LOS) numbers, has hospitals juggling a variety of new and complex illnesses.1,2
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The Rise of Value-Based Care: What It Is and Why Hospitals Should Prioritize Integration
March 06, 2024CMS aims to have all Medicare beneficiaries and most Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in accountable care programs by 2030. 1 This growing rate of adoption could lead to a value-based care (VBC) market valuation of $1 trillion in the coming years – creating substantial value for payers and providers, notes a McKinsey and Company report. 2 Understanding value-based…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: February Edition
February 12, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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