Many patients leaving the ICU may benefit from additional care before returning home. Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are two settings that are often misunderstood as providing the same level of care. However, a closer look at available staff and services reveals a clear distinction in intensity and quality of care available at each location. Read Full Post

Medically complex patients now makes up 10% of the overall Medicare population, impacting four million individuals around the nation. Read Full Post

Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) offer a unique benefit to a hospital’s care continuum, and when discharged from another care setting in a timely manner, can not only help reduce costs but also improve overall outcomes. Read Full Post

The medically complex and critically ill patient population now makes up 10% of the overall Medicare population, impacting four million individuals around the nation.1 These individuals experiencing debilitating illnesses require intensive and specialized care within a facility specifically equipped to meet their needs. Read Full Post

As hospitals continue to address the unmet needs of the growing medically complex patient population, many are finding great benefit in partnering with a long-term acute hospital (LTACH) provider, especially as other levels of care often come up short in providing favorable outcomes to the entire health system. Read Full Post

While medically complex and critically ill patients make up only 5% of the U.S. patient population, they account for 50% of healthcare spending,1 magnifying the need to properly identify the most efficient care delivery pathways for these patients. Read Full Post