An update made to the CMS IMPACT Act in 2015 requires the standardization of patient assessment data used in post-acute care settings to improve quality of care. In response to these changes, Virginia Hospital Center has collaborated with Aidin, a home health, case management and discharge planning company, to retool its discharge practices.
Using Aidin, Virginia Hospital Center will design a marketplace patients can use to select competing post-acute providers based on quality and satisfaction.
According to Virginia Hospital Center CMO Jeff DiLisi, MD, the partnership will “bring a new level of transparency for post-acute care operations and outcomes, increasing value for our patients.”
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