Forming a network can help health systems improve in post-acute care using two main approaches. A network can be used to either direct volumes away from lower-quality providers, or to elevate the quality of a group of providers through collaboration.

Networks often deploy both strategies simultaneously, but the former is more challenging given fee-for-service Medicare regulations restricting patient steerage. Download the toolkit to learn about both approaches in greater detail.

More from the Post-Acute Care Collaborative

Complimentary resource: Our recommended three-tier approach to building an optimal PAC network.

To fully optimize a post-acute care network, we advise our members to follow a three-tiered strategy that improves quality across a given geography, while maximizing the benefits of collaboration with top-tier providers. Download the resource.

Complimentary resource: Strategies to best prepare for a patient discharge.

10 Keys to an Efficient Post-Acute Episode, Part 1. In part 1 of this 2 part series, we delve into details on how you and your organization can best prepare for an efficient discharge and cover areas such as evaluating CMS-enabled partnership opportunities, discharge strategy and planning tactics. Download the resource.

Research: Which metrics should you use to evaluate your present PAC network?

Before engaging potential post-acute care (PAC) partners in active collaboration, a hospital should conduct an internal analysis of the current status of its PAC relationships and its strategic needs with respect to post-acute care. In this article, we outline sample metrics that can help you evaluate your present network. Download the research.

Research: Optimizing your PAC Network to cover your high risk patients

Learn how one health system optimized their PAC Network by launching a post-acute initiative to cover their high-risk, specialty patients and whittled down over 100 potential providers to a team of 13 preferred partners. Download the research.