MedCity News November 27, 2019
Tech firms are jostling to help hospitals and health systems comply with federal rules covering patient transitions to nursing homes, rehab centers and other forms of post-acute care.
The rules, which take effect Nov. 29, require hospitals to beef up the information they provide to patients on their options for post-acute care and to document the process, including the recording of patient choices.
“It’s bringing a lot more structure, rules and requirements, I would say, to the way hospitals are presenting options and discharging patients to post-acute care,” said Ryan Miller, co-founder and COO of Repisodic, a Philadelphia-based startup that is among the companies vying to provide solutions. Others include Boston-based CarePort Health and Omaha, Nebraska-based Ensocare, a subsidiary of...
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