HealthLeaders Media July 30, 2021
In today’s intense healthcare environment, collaboration between acute and post-acute providers as well as payors has been particularly essential.
Recent analysis conducted by ATI Advisory, a Washington, DC-based research and advisory services firm, evaluated post-acute provider performance during the public health emergency using claims data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
This article outlines the key findings of the resulting study Role of LTAC Hospitals in COVID-19 Pandemic that reinforce the positive outcomes of long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) partnership.
The Value of Partnership for a Niche Patient Population
The ATI Advisory study highlights that, during the pandemic, strong communication and partnerships between acute hospitals and LTACHs were critical in managing COVID and non-COVID patients: “[Short-term acute care hospitals...