Post-Acute

Organizations representing thousands of U.S. hospitals have proposed federal policy reforms for the long-term care hospital market, including changing the “dual-rate” payment system.  Long-term care hospitals provide specialized post-acute care. Healthcare leaders and organizations have long raised concerns about these…

A federal bill proposed March 23 by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., would deny Medicare funding to hospitals and nursing homes currently owned and operated by private equity firms. The Taking Back Our Hospitals Act…

Embedded hospital primary palliative care that was led by social workers and nurse practitioners had better patient outcomes than referral-based specialty palliative care, a recent study found. The study, published Feb. 17 in Journal of Palliative Medicine, analyzed data from…

Some nursing homes are adding inappropriate diagnoses of schizophrenia to patient charts to mask their misuse of antipsychotic drugs and inflate their CMS ratings, an Office of Inspector General report found. The report, published March 19, is based on a…

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bear, Del. The facility will provide care for patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including stroke, spinal cord injuries and complex orthopedic conditions. It will feature…

Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital is planning to add a new rehabilitative services building near its main campus. The one-level facility will house “better-designed therapy spaces to accommodate children living with autism,” according to a March 12 hospital news release. The…

On March 12, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill that would transfer nursing home residents with a stay duration of at least 100 days from Medicaid managed care to fee for service. The transitions will begin July 1, 2027.…

Almost two years ago, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health set an annual goal to cut its total costs in post-acute care. It started by auditing its inpatient rehabilitation and referral system. “It started with a hyper focus on looking at appropriateness…

Hospice nurses in Wyoming and California spent the longest time with patients during weekend visits between Jan. 1, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2024, according to CMS data published Feb. 18. CMS collects skilled nursing visit data, submitted directly by hospice…

Nobis has launched a new division focused on partnering with acute care hospitals to develop and operate inpatient rehabilitation programs. The division, Nobis Rehab Management Group, will provide hospital partners with “operational, clinical and strategic support to deliver intensive hospital-level…