Post-Acute Report Archives - Page 4 of 25 - Becker's Hospital Review

Ascension taps post-acute chief | CMS pitches payment rules for SNFs, rehab hospitals | SNF jobs climb in March | 3 million in rural counties lose MA coverage: Report

Plus: $500M Utah Medicaid funds went to SNF admin fees April 8, 2026 1. Ascension names post-acute chief clinical officer Full story 2. CMS pitches payment rules for SNFs, rehab hospitals Full story 3. Explore AdventHealth's approach to care transitions, LOS…

Hospital groups call for LTCH reform | FDA issues dialysis tubing set alert | ChristianaCare to build $75M rehab hospital | Hospitals push back on CMS supply rule | Tampa General opens 2nd H@H

Plus: Pa. hospital, SNF report Legionnaires’ cases April 1, 2026 1. Hospital groups call for long-term care hospital reforms Full story 2. FDA issues alert on dialysis tubing sets Full story 3. When nursing and physician leadership move together, health…

Bill would ban PE-owned SNF | Hospital palliative care linked to better outcomes | Encompass plans Del. rehab hospital | CMS imposes equipment supplier moratorium | Patient falls due to system: Report

Post-acute operations face more scrutiny March 25, 2026 1. Bill would ban private equity-owned hospitals, nursing homes Full story 2. Hospital primary palliative care linked to lower ICU admission, length of stay: 4 notes Full story 3. Reviewer badge =…

How WellSpan cut post-acute spending by 21% | Ind. to remove some SNF residents from Medicaid managed care | The post-acute roles least vulnerable to AI | 15 best states for physicians

Hospitals expanding, changing or closing services this week March 18, 2026 1. WellSpan cuts 21.5% of post-acute spending with 3 changes Full story 2. Indiana to move long-term nursing home residents out of Medicaid managed care Full story 3. 4…

ECU Health sells home health, hospice | Intermountain partners on pediatric rehab care | Nobis opens hospital rehab care group | Mass. hospital opens geriatric residency

7 systems making moves in post-acute care March 11, 2026 1. ECU Health to sell home health, hospice services Full story 2. Intermountain Health partners on pediatric rehab care in Nevada Full story 3. Health IT is moving fast —…

Staffing mandates won't cause SNF closures: Study | LTCH access barriers strain health systems: CEO | How patients pick post-acute care | Rehab hospitals with fewest preventable readmissions

Systems, lawmakers tackle barriers to post-acute care March 4, 2026 1. Staffing mandates won't cause SNF closures: Study Full story 2. Barriers to long-term care hospital access are straining the system, CEO says Full story 3. CNO + CMO alignment will…

States with the most top home health programs | PE buys home health, hospice company for $1.1B | Why systems invest in rehab care | Lee Health partners on older adult care | 10 hardest-working cities

More systems invest in post-acute care February 25, 2026 1. States with the most top home health programs: US News Full story 2. Private equity firm to acquire home health, hospice company in $1.1B deal: 5 things to know Full story…

FDA OKs 1st Alzheimer's blood test | Trinity Health in ND ends hospice services | 3 systems adopt older adult care tech platform | NY hospital cut rehab beds | Hospice quality scores by state

New tech released amid some service closures February 18, 2026 1. Trinity Health in North Dakota suspends home health, hospice services Full story 2. FDA clears 1st blood test for Alzheimer's in primary care Full story 3. Biomedical tech shouldn't…

CMS revives SNF staffing fund | 18 states push for minimum staffing | How Encompass fared in 2025 | NC hospital taps post-acute leader | Baptist Health, Brooks Rehab open inpatient rehab unit

SNF staffing rules make resurgence February 11, 2026 1. CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule Full story 2. 18 states push for reinstatement of SNF minimum staffing Full story 3. 4 proven infection control strategies to…

Trump eyes cuts to H@H worker protections | CMS updates immediate jeopardy guidance | UAB expands outpatient rehab care | Home healthcare quality by state | Ohio owes SNFs up to $1B

Policy updates for hospitals, SNFs February 4, 2026 1. Trump pitches cuts to labor protections for home health workers: Report Full story 2. CMS updates immediate jeopardy, surveyor guidance: 5 notes for SNF Full story 3. While most AI fails,…