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Finding your PAC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the healthcare delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). Could you consider the use of care coordinators?

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Embrace the Digital Age : Ensure timely, secure, seamless communication and care coordination between providers, plans, payers, community organizations and patients through interoperable, shared and standardized digital data across the care continuum. To provide feedback, email MeaningfulMeasuresQA@cms.hhs.gov.

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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

Among the applicants to join the council was Barbara Hansen, CEO of the Oregon Hospice & Palliative Care Association, who became a member in 2018. The Oregon advisory group began producing a website to inform health care providers about palliative care, with a particular focus on long term care organizations.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Amanda Sternklar ( 01:03 ): Since 2019, homo has achieved over 90% unit growth and expanded its footprint into more than 30 new states. Laura is the executive Vice President of Home Well Care Services. Now, for those of us in home care, you know, we know original Medicare is not a payer for us.