Skilled Nursing News October 14, 2021
The relationship between hospital systems and skilled nursing facilities was shaken by a reactionary attitude at the beginning of the pandemic, where a lot of “missteps” were taken out of a need to protect one’s own patients, Signature HealthCARE chief medical officer Dr. Arif Nazir said.
Now that relationship is a whole lot more collaborative, Nazir added, as both sides of the care continuum work to streamline processes and policies around infection protocols, more accurately define infection post-pandemic and outline best practices for patient transfers.
“I think it has really catapulted our efforts on a better collaboration with other settings, particularly on the acute care side,” noted Nazir. Clinicians at Signature even worked with Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis HealthCare on...
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