Healthcare Headlines Blog
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Medically complex patients represent a small, but consequential portion of America’s patient population that can put strain on the nation’s health system if not treated in the proper setting. In order to improve outcomes and lower total costs of care, provider networks must be able to identify these patients and determine the most effective and efficient care delivery pathway for them. A recently-published HealthLeaders e-Book explores some of today’s chronic illnesses and comorbidities and explains why LTACHs are often the most appropriate setting to treat such conditions.
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Based on continued evaluation of the patients suffering from and recovering from COVID-19, a new subset of patients is emerging, formally called “post-COVID".
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The latest research findings are honing in on the clinical conditions associated with COVID-19, along with the specific care pathways needed for patients, once stabilized, to fully recover. Specialized care after the initial hospital stay is proving to play a critical role.
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