Post-Acute

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has opened a $157 million inpatient rehabilitation pavilion.  The 134-bed facility offers specialized neurorehabilitation care for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other conditions, according to an Aug. 18 news…

In September, CMS selected 741 hospitals to participate in a new reimbursement framework, the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. Under TEAM, participating hospitals are responsible for the cost and quality of care associated with five surgical procedures — lower extremity joint…

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is home to the top-ranked geriatric hospitals in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published July 29. NYU Langone also earned the top spot in U.S. News’ ranking of…

An AI tool developed by Mayo Clinic researchers can identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, according to a study published June 27 in Neurology.  The tool, called StateViewer, analyzes and compares fluorodeoxyglucose PET scan imaging to…

An increase in Medicaid reimbursement funds being used for direct care compensation does not always correlate to an increase in nursing hours per resident day within skilled nursing facilities, according to an HHS report published Aug. 4.  For the report,…

Chicago-based Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the top-ranked rehabilitation hospital in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published July 29. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has earned the top spot for the past 35 years.  For its ranking,…

As health systems double down on hospital at home, tech retailers retreat and the federal government proposes a 6.4% payment decrease, home health organizations are facing a new wave of industry pressures. “Hospital at home isn’t dying, it’s just shedding…

Coding intensity and Medicare expenditures increased at skilled-nursing facilities after the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model in October 2019, according to a study published July 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The Patient Driven Payment Model shifted reimbursement from…

Allen, Texas-based Nobis Rehabilitation Partners has tapped Mary Beth Taylor as senior vice president of finance. Ms. Taylor previously served as chief accounting officer for Dallas-based Steward Health Care and as vice president and enterprise controller for Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision…

In May, New York City-based Mount Sinai established the Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving, a support center dedicated to the psychological needs of caregivers. The center, made possible by a gift from Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman…