ATLANTA (March 31, 2022)—Trella Health, a source of health care growth insights and performance analytics, announced the release of its 2021 Post-Acute Care Industry Trend Report. Each year, Trella releases this report to reflect the most significant trends impacting the post-acute industry today. Key topics addressed include Medicare Advantage enrollment, inpatient discharges, home health adherence, hospice utilization, skilled nursing admissions, telehealth utilization and NPI closures.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 22, 2022)—The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to request an extension of the public health emergency (PHE) declaration, which is set to expire in a few weeks, so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible to the nation’s most vulnerable population.
WALTHAM, Mass (January 4, 2022)—CareScout, a provider of clinical assessment services and caregiver support solutions, has extended its nationwide assessment services to a wide variety of organizations, including hospitals, health care systems, medical groups, assisted living facilities and physical rehabilitation centers. By leveraging its U.S.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 21, 2021)—OnSkyHealth International makes its company debut with the introduction of SkyPad, a virtual care solution that provides continuous contact-free vital sign sensing with an optional emergency alert and calling service. SkyPad uses machine learning (ML), powered by OnSkyHealth’s proprietary and custom sensor technology, to accurately sense and monitor users’ vital signs, sleep quality and body motions.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (October 11, 2021)—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced that Seema Verma, the longest-serving administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in modern history, has joined the company’s board of directors. Verma’s vast experience creating national health care policies and developing technology standards will accelerate WellSky’s mission to transform care at every level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 8, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the annual update of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Provider Public Use File (PAC PUF) with data for 2019. The PAC PUF now has data available for years 2013-2019.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (March 5, 2021)—On average, 76% of health systems and physician groups would send more referrals to post-acute care providers that enable greater electronic data access, according to a new survey from MatrixCare. This is up from more than 60% of home-based care referral sources last year, underscoring the growing importance of interoperability.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added the 2018 calendar year to publicly-available online files of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Provider Utilization and Payment Public Use Files.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 24, 2020)—The percentage of patients discharged from short-term acute care hospitals (STACH) to home health has risen from 11% in May 2019 to 19% one calendar year later, according to a new report from ATI Advisory.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (October 19, 2020)—WellSky, a global health and community care technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Allscripts to acquire CarePort Health (CarePort), a care coordination software company that connects acute and post-acute providers and payers.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (SEPTEMBER 16, 2020)—According to a Relias survey of more than 5,000 health care and public safety professionals, 59% of respondents indicated a lack of well-developed methods of evaluating whether training is actually being put into practice on the job. This is down from 74% in 2017; however, it alludes to the prevalent gap in the perceived value and the impact of staff development and training.
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 10, 2020)—CareSignal, offering Deviceless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) validated in more than 10 peer-reviewed journal publications to deliver industry-leading clinical and financial returns, has supported tens of thousands of individual patients with heart failure, COPD, diabetes, depression and dozens of other conditions for a combined duration of more than 20,000 patients/year.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (June 19, 2020)— Casamba, an electronic medical record provider serving the post-acute sector, has just issued a white paper on diversification. Contract therapy organizations and the skilled nursing facilities (SNF) they often partner with are at an inflection point. The population of the United States is rapidly aging as more and more baby boomers reach retirement age.
HARTFORD, Conn., (April 29, 2020)—CareCentrix, a provider of home-based and post-acute care (PAC) services, announced the renewal of its NCQA Utilization Management Accreditation. NCQA Utilization Management Accreditation, a voluntary review process, is a quality assessment program that focuses on consumer protection and customer service improvement.
WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 14, 2020)—Injured workers who are discharged from a hospital and need skilled care that cannot be delivered in the home are admitted into a post-acute care, rehabilitation or skilled nursing center. But where? And what should it cost? These are questions workers’ compensation carriers and third-party administrators have been asking HomeCare Connect.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (December 10, 2019)—Netsmart announced it has been recognized as the No. 1 post-acute technology platform by Black Book Research (Black Book) for the fifth year in a row. The Black Book survey conducted earlier this year polled nearly 1,450 health care providers about client experience and customer satisfaction among more than 20 health care technology vendors serving the post-acute community.
ATLANTA (November 21, 2019)—Trella Health, a source for current and complete post-acute outcomes data and performance analytics, published its most recent Industry Trend Report and released a new quarterly data set. Trella customers now have access to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) claims data through the second quarter of 2019.