White Papers
Lifepoint is at the forefront of post-acute care technology, research and best practices. As part of this focus, we are constantly developing white papers and other educational materials.
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Shifting Post-Acute Landscape: Three Trends Every Hospital Leader Should Watch in 2026
January 21, 2026The post-acute landscape, especially inpatient rehabilitation, continues to rapidly grow and transform. For hospital leaders striving for peak operational efficiency, improved patient outcomes, strong financial health and anticipation of emerging trends are crucial.
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Non-Profit Hospitals Are Turning to Post-Acute Providers for Rehabilitation Partnership
December 01, 2025While hospitals understandably prioritize financial investment in acute services for program optimization, staffing and resource allocation, health leaders recognize the substantial benefits of post-acute care in improving patient outcomes, length of stay and readmission risk.
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The Future of Healthcare: Four Hospital Trends for 2025
February 06, 2025Discover four key trends expected to impact hospitals in 2025 and how health leaders can best position themselves for success with the help of a strategic post-acute partner.
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Top 7 Rehabilitation Trends Hospital C-Suite Need to Know in 2024
December 12, 2023This guide breaks down 7 trends expected to impact inpatient rehabilitation in 2024 and how acute hospitals can position themselves to capitalize on these trends and deliver exceptional patient care.
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Achieving Optimal Patient and Hospital Outcomes: Why Care Settings Matter
September 07, 2023All post-acute settings are not created equal. The growing rate of skilled nursing facility closures has only reinforced this gap in care quality, leaving patients and hospitals nationwide straining to find care settings equipped and available to meet their unique needs. One setting that has weathered the storm of shifting regulatory changes, rising medically complex patients and more: Inpatient rehabilitation.
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Effective Hybrid Partnership Models to Enhance Hospital Performance and Outcomes
March 09, 2023Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. However, every hospital and community is different. A one-size-fits-all partnership strategy does not exist. Partnerships can vary in model, stage of the care continuum and facility type.
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2023 Post-Acute Trends: Five Strategies to Improve Hospital Outcomes
November 10, 2022From meeting medically complex patient needs to improving financial performance, post-acute care integration has never been more important for a hospital’s overall strategy.
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5 Ways Behavioral Health Expertise Benefits Recruitment and Retention
November 01, 2022Between surges caused by the pandemic, caregiver burnout and the rise of both medically complex and behavioral health patient populations, healthcare staffing has never been more challenging. A lasting solution can be achieved only by identifying the root cause of challenges around employee engagement, care efficiency and increasing turnover rates.
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Addressing Behavioral Health Needs
November 01, 2022It should be no surprise to anyone that America’s healthcare system is experiencing a significant and increasing, need for high-quality behavioral health services. This demand – particularly the nation’s rapidly-growing aging population – is not being adequately met.
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Behavioral Health: Expanding Needed Access Across Communities
November 01, 2022In order to effectively treat the 47.6 million individuals experiencing mental illness each year, hospitals must first identify one of the key contributors – location. Read this guide to discover the unique challenges and opportunities that come with behavioral health in urban and local – also referred to as community-based – locations and how hospital leaders can improve the overall health of their community by expanding access to these services.
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Key Strategies to Meet Growing Behavioral Health Needs
November 01, 2022This guide highlights three of the ways strategic joint-venture or contract management partnership can help streamline your hospital’s behavioral health offering to meet the needs of the aging patient population both now and in the future.
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Rehabilitation Staffing: 5 Advantages of Strategic Partnership
September 26, 2022While already at a crisis level, the demand for healthcare workers is projected to continue to grow by nine percent annually through 2030. To overcome this challenge, hospitals are looking for innovative solutions and an integrated care approach beyond focusing solely on recruiting and HR functions.
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Enhancing Adult Behavioral Health Outcomes: Three Advantages of Partnership
September 26, 2022By 2030, it is estimated that nearly 14 million Americans 56 years or older will have a mental health or substance use disorder – an increase of 57 percent from 2012. This growing number has pushed behavioral health to the forefront of hospital strategic priorities.
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5 Financial Benefits of Rehabilitation Partnership
September 26, 2022As financial strain continues to impact hospitals across the country, health leaders are seeking partnership to increase financial stability amid an ever-changing healthcare landscape.
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4 Benefits of Behavioral Health Partnership for Hospital Performance
September 26, 2022Hospitals are finding that joint-venture or contract management partnership with a dedicated behavioral health expert can be a beneficial strategy to meet the demand while also helping to optimize quality and efficiency, lower risk and improve care access.
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Rise of Medically Complex Patient: Prepare Your Rehabilitation Program
September 26, 2022Hospital-based rehabilitation programs are expecting to see a major influx of medically complex patients, including those with neurological conditions, in the coming decades. However, COVID-19 has further spurred the drastic increase and caused an immediate rise in medically complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
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The Critical Role Inpatient Rehabilitation Plays in COVID-19 Recovery
September 26, 2022This guide outlines the unique value that inpatient rehabilitation units and hospitals have played in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the ongoing unique role that they will have once we have emerged from the pandemic.
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Ask the Expert: 10 Things to Know About Denials
September 23, 2022Denials for Medicare and private insurance claims are steadily increasing, becoming a critical concern for healthcare providers across the spectrum. Learn the key factors causing a rise in denials for healthcare providers and proven strategies to help patients receive the medically-appropriate care they need to reach a full recovery.
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Finding Rehab Success: Key Benefits of Partnership
September 23, 2022The current strain on America’s health system has led many healthcare providers to seek partnership from dedicated experts. This is especially true for rehabilitation. Finding greater expertise and support through a joint venture or acute rehabilitation management can result in significant quality improvement, cost savings and high-demand service line optimization.
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