As we move through 2026, the medical complexity of the average U.S. patient has reached a new peak.* With an aging population and an increasing number of patients with co-morbidities, healthcare providers must be more agile than ever. In today’s landscape, flexibility is no longer a luxury; it is a core...
Hospital leaders continue to be inundated with ongoing healthcare labor shortages. Recent data highlights that challenge, with a projected 100,000-worker deficit by 2028 in the U.S. alone.* This trend presents a significant threat to service line viability, including specialized areas like inpatient rehabilitation, as well as general patient throughput and...
In today’s healthcare environment, the emergency department (ED) is increasingly the first, and often only, point of contact for patients experiencing a mental health crisis. While the ED plays a critical role in stabilization, it is not designed to provide the specialized, ongoing care these patients require. Hospitals nationwide are responding...
The 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.
Health 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.
In 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 how...
Post-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...
Now 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.
Hospitals 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
The 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.
