Post-Acute

HHS Secretary Alex Azar spoke to  the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living in Washington, D.C., June 5 about  the transition to value-based care in the post-acute environment.

Nursing home representatives in Florida said facilities are better prepared for the hurricane season this year due to a new state generator law, more training and other efforts, according to a WJHG/WECP report.  

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare recently formed a joint venture, known as Homespire, with Minneapolis-based home health provider Lifesprk.

San Antonio-based Acuity Hospital of South Texas, a long-term acute care facility, will shut its doors on July 14, according to a news report from KSAT TV.

As of 2017, more than 32 million patients were covered by an ACO amid CMS' efforts to spur practice innovation and care redesign within the healthcare industry, according to a survey from the National Association of ACOs and Leavitt Partners.

A West Virginia woman faces criminal charges for allegedly posing as a nurse at a skilled nursing facility for about four months, reports WSAZ.

A diabetic man who relies on a wheelchair claims Avalon Villa Care Center in Los Angeles removed him from the facility and dropped him off at homeless shelter downtown without insulin, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Many hospitals haven't changed the design and aesthetic of patient rooms in decades. Patients can at times feel cramped, stuffy and uncomfortable due to outdated rooms.

Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Hospital will stop providing home health and hospice services in March, and will instead refer patients to the Omaha Visiting Nurse Association, according to Live Well Nebraska.

Lissy Hu, MD, is the CEO and founder of CarePort Health, a software company which matches patients in need of post-acute care to post-acute care organizations.