Insights and Trends
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The Strategic Advantage: How Hospitals Can Elevate Their Offerings Through Post-Acute Partnership
March 05, 2026The post-acute care solutions market is experiencing significant growth. Valued at $472 billion in 2024, this area is projected to hit $856 billion by 2034.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: February Edition
February 18, 2026Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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Bridging the Gap: The Critical Role Your Hospital Plays in Addressing Health Disparities
February 02, 2026Health disparities are a constant issue in today’s healthcare landscape. Across the nation, certain communities regularly experience significantly worse health outcomes. This gap is particularly stark when it comes to accessing critical, post-acute services, like inpatient rehabilitation.
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Optimizing Hospital Performance Through Specialized Behavioral Health Partnership: Infographic
January 27, 2026In an era of clinical workforce constraints and evolving reimbursement models, integrated behavioral health is a critical lever for hospital stability. Beyond simply meeting patient demand, a specialized partnership serves as a key performance driver, alleviating pressure on emergency departments, improving throughput and stabilizing margins. View the infographic to see…
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Effective Hybrid Partnership Models to Enhance Hospital Performance and Outcomes
January 22, 2026The healthcare landscape is changing rapidly. To stay ahead, providers can no longer operate in isolation. One way hospital leaders are embracing collaboration is through strategic partnerships. This approach has become a leading strategy to help curb rising costs while simultaneously improving quality and meeting the needs of a growing patient population with complex…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: January Edition
January 16, 2026Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find : Rural Health Transformation Program: CMS awards all 50 States. Lifepoint Health and the National Rural Health Association: 2026 priorities. Congressional update: House and Senate are in session. Rural Health…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: December Edition
December 05, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: November Edition
November 18, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find : Open Government Compromise: Passed funding through January 30. Remote Patient Monitoring Access Act: What to Expect. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Priority Issues: AHA committee meeting update. Level of Severity Inpatient…
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Achieving Optimal Hospital Outcomes Through Strategic Partnership
November 11, 2025Post-acute care remains a leading solution for patients with complex medical conditions and chronic illnesses. By offering a range of post-acute services, such as inpatient rehabilitation, hospitals would not only diversify their service offerings – an important strategy amid the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) – but improve patient outcomes and streamline hospital operations.
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A New Standard of Care: Delivering Behavioral Health That Aligns with Community Needs
November 10, 2025In 2024, 45 million people reported being in recovery from a mental health condition, while an additional 23.5 million reported being in recovery from a substance use disorder.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: October Edition
October 29, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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Shifting Post-Acute Landscape: Three Trends Every Hospital Leader Should Watch in 2026
October 22, 2025The post-acute landscape, especially inpatient rehabilitation, continues to rapidly grow and transform. For hospital leaders striving for peak operational efficiency, improved patient outcomes and strong financial health, staying ahead of emerging trends is crucial. Discover 3 trends currently shaping the inpatient rehabilitation landscape for hospitals and how strategic…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: September Edition
September 25, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find : Rural Health Transformation Program: CMS issues Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Rural Hospital Stabilization Program: 8 hospitals selected. Nurse workforce: Legislation proposed to review certain grants. Rural Health…
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The Inpatient Rehabilitation Difference: Partnering for Better Patient Outcomes
September 16, 2025Research shows that nearly 50% of all acute care discharges nationwide go to a post-acute setting. 1 To prevent readmissions and control costs, it is critical for patients to have access to the right post-acute care. One setting that continues to see substantial growth across the care continuum is inpatient rehabilitation . Inpatient rehabilitation, whether through an…
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Unlock Improved Patient Outcomes & Lower Costs with Behavioral Health Integration
September 11, 2025Now more than ever, integrating behavioral health into a hospital’s core operations has become critical for not only a patient’s well-being and outcomes, but also the financial stability of the overall hospital.
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Case Study: TGH with Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Lifepoint Behavioral Health
August 27, 2025Partnering with Lifepoint Health expanded both the acute care rehabilitation and behavioral health services, ultimately improving care quality and outcomes for Tampa General Hospital (TGH). Through this, TGH is now able to provide the community with two new state-of-the-art facilities, specialized expertise and aligned values. The rehab challenge TGH’s original…
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: August Edition
August 21, 2025Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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The 2025 Denials Outlook: Why Partnerships Are Key to Hospital Financial Growth
July 30, 2025Hospitals and health systems spent nearly $20 billion in 2022 appealing denied claims.1 As denial rates continue to rise – averaging a 3% increase annually – hospitals are having to expend extra labor, resources and finances, ultimately impacting patient’s access to timely, critical care.2
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Behavioral Health’s Role in Relieving Emergency Department Strains
July 16, 2025The growing disparity between community need for psychiatric beds and limited resources forces behavioral health patients to turn to emergency departments (EDs) as a solution. These acute settings, however, are ill-equipped for specialized behavioral health needs, leading to ED operational strain through overwhelming admissions, bed shortages and ineffective treatment.
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Navigating Rising Patient Volume Trends: Post-Acute Partnership’s Role
June 23, 2025The healthcare landscape is shifting, as more hospitals face significant surges in patient volume, driven largely by an aging population with chronic conditions. If hospital priorities are not effectively changed, this growing patient population will have a major impact on care delivery, length of stay (LOS), bed capacity and readmission rates.
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