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Post-acute care providers

Post-acute care providers are often overlooked but remain critical to the overall health of the delivery system. Our unique cross-industry perspective provides insight into how post-acute and long-term care providers fit into the ecosystem and how all types of organizations can support patient needs after hospital discharge.

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Post-acute pathways explorer

Understand your local market with detailed, downloadable, Medicare-based reports that quantify provider relationships, provider quality, patient outcomes, and spending trends.

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4 predictions for post-acute care

Explore four predictions for the post-acute care industry, why we believe they will happen, how they will play out, and what leaders need to do right now to prepare.

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Clinical quality compendium

Deliver high-quality outcomes with this easy-to-use compilation of our strongest work on enhancing in-setting clinical capabilities, addressing common gaps in care, and supporting complex and chronically ill patients.

March 10, 2023

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The playbook for hospital/post-acute collaboration

Learn to create and maintain aligned, mutually beneficial relationships between acute and post-acute providers with our best resources on partnership development.

March 10, 2023

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Delayed transitions to post-acute care
Strengthen partnerships
Stabilize and grow my workforce
Increase patient volumes

Regardless of where you operate in the healthcare continuum, it’s important to have a deep understanding of the entire post-acute ecosystem.

Our market scans help you learn about the less well-known and more complex sites of care. And our cheat sheet series goes in depth on other areas of the post-acute care continuum.

SNF staffing shortages and facility closures are causing hospitals to feel the effects of delays in care transitions. With no government intervention or funding coming to the rescue, it's up to providers to collaborate on solutions.
Understand the complexities both sides of the continuum face and learn how leaders can work together to ease the strain.

To strengthen partnerships with acute care providers:

Make the case for yourself as a post-acute partner.
Optimize your role in a preferred provider network.
Collaborate on shared challenges with health system partners.

Establish why post-acute care is a unique opportunity for potential employees.
Provide flexibility and guilt-free time off.
Build growth opportunities for staff.

Build confidence among consumers and staff.
Strengthen alignment across the system.
Improve care transitions from acute to post-acute care.

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The state of the post-acute workforce

Stabilize the exodus of clinical staff while addressing long-standing workforce challenges.

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4 strategies to attract and retain staff to post-acute care

Help clinical staff see what unique opportunities post-acute care has to offer for them and implement strategies to become an employer of choice.

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The case for ‘systemness’ in post-acute care

Learn why system integration matters in a time of post-acute M&A deals and consolidations, and discover how to achieve “systemness” to build strategic success.

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Resources to build consumer confidence in post-acute and senior care

Drive post-acute growth by earning community trust and prioritize making key changes to meet consumer needs.

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Here's what post-acute leaders need to recruit, engage, and retain top talent, all in one place.

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See what market forces are shaping today’s healthcare business environment and which strategic decisions will shape the industry for the next 5 to 10 years.

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Experts

Monica Westhead

Managing director, Delivery system outcomes research

Monica leads cross-continuum quality research at Advisory Board. Her work explores the intersection of clinical and operational outcomes.

Blake Zissman

Senior research analyst, Post-acute care

Blake Zissman leads post-acute research primarily focused on post-acute care, skilled nursing facilities, and climate change.

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