A different kind of post-acute network

Alternative payment models have encouraged hospitals to focus on cross-provider collaboration in the post-acute space, which generally occurs through the hospital-led preferred post-acute networks (PPN) that have garnered significant industry attention in recent years.

However, in select markets post-acute providers are proactively coming together to form independent post-acute networks—with a unique commitment to collaboration among competitors as a means of improving care for the seniors in their communities.