Category: Post-Acute

In 2021, Medicare spent 8% of its budget — or $57 billion — on post-discharge care. But according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute and a Forbes contributor, it would be more cost-effective to refocus pre-acute care.

Orlando (Fla.) Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Lisa Kloc its CEO.

Addison, Texas-based LifeCare Health, a long-term acute care provider, is closing its Fort Worth,Texas, hospital and consolidating services into its two other hospital locations in Dallas and Plano, Texas.

Within 30 days of a surgery, 11.6% of patients over 65 are readmitted to a hospital. That more than doubles after 180 days following a major surgery, in which 27.6% return to the hospital, according to a study led by researchers from the Yale School of…

The Minnesota Department of Health said it opposes Nobis Rehabilitation’s plan for a for-profit rehabilitation hospital in Rosewell, citing concerns over allowing more for-profit providers in the state, the Star Tribune reported Feb. 29.

Poor infection control measures in U.S. nursing homes contributed to 17,000 deaths during the pandemic, according to a report published by HHS’ inspector general’s office.

Robust in-home care, advances in technology and seamless access to nursing facilities are some of the ways leaders anticipate post-acute care may change in the next 50 years.

The Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in Boston has filed a notice of planned closure after nearly a century in operation, ABC affiliate WCVB reported Feb. 14.

Patient outcomes is an area rehabilitation hospitals should explore for growth opportunities, a recent Becker’s poll found.

Indianapolis Rehabilitation Hospital in Carmel, Ind., appointed Andrea Cyr, DO, medical director.