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Why Health Plans Should Focus on Post-Acute Care

February 5, 2019

The costs of post-acute care have been rising faster on average than those of all other sectors of the healthcare…

Non-Verbal Communication in a Post-Acute Care Environment

January 4, 2019

When it comes to healthcare, proper attunement to and interpretation of patients’ non-verbal communication is particularly important.

Social Determinants of Health: Critical for Improving Patient Care, Quality of Life

January 3, 2019

The traditional one-size-fits-all benefits strategy is facing a new era of complexity with 2018 finalized guidance and policies from the…

LTC Interventions Help Improve Quality of Life

January 2, 2019

Loneliness and social isolation, the complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society, can be acutely troublesome…

Coverage of Social Determinants of Health Have Implications for SNFs

November 26, 2018

Health disparities and complex social determinants of health (SDoH) have historically compromised patient access to quality care. But policy changes…

Symbiosis of Specialized Population Health and Systemized Palliative Care

November 16, 2018

One of the most notable synergies in this current healthcare environment is the growing complement between two disciplines: population health,…

Digital Collaboration Can Improve Palliative Care

November 14, 2018

Feeling lonely and isolated from friends, family and familiar places is more than simply an emotional quagmire for millions of…

Three Key Concepts for Improving Hospital Discharges

November 12, 2018

Most hospital discharge processes can be improved, as evidenced by readmission rates that remain too high, which are the result…

Cancer Care at Home

October 17, 2018

Nothing diminishes the seriousness of a cancer diagnosis, but does it really have to come with endless shuttling from hospital…

What’s the Advantage of Medicare Advantage?

October 9, 2018

The Medicare Advantage program is a way for seniors to obtain Medicare Parts A and B benefits and often Part…

Heading Down the Path to Home-Based Hospital Care

September 18, 2018

Healing at home is a trend that’s been quickly gaining speed in developed countries around the world. In the United…

The Future of High-Value Home Care

September 14, 2018

Helping patients return home after being discharged from the hospital seems like it should be easy, but it’s often not. …