Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find: Cost of healthcare: Three bills proposed. MedPAC considers rural health quality. MedPAC critical access hospitals: Shifting coinsurance to 20% of payment rates and introducing a cap. Prior Authorization: State legislatures imposing tighter...
Read moreBy 2030, it is estimated that nearly 14 million Americans aged 56 years or older will have a mental health or substance use disorder – an increase of 57% from 2012.1 This growing number has pushed behavioral health to the forefront of hospital strategic priorities.
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other nursing homes.1 These requirements are expected to have lasting impacts on the industry, including several post-acute programs, such as inpatient rehabilitation. Since CMS proposed the requirement in 2023, it has been...
Read moreMercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, have completed a joint venture agreement to operate Rogers Rehabilitation Hospital.
Read moreHOLYOKE, Mass. and BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (August 14, 2023) – Baystate Health and Lifepoint Health today celebrated the opening of Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital with a commemorative ribbon cutting ceremony. The new 122,000-square-foot, four-story facility has 150 private and semi-private rooms for inpatient behavioral healthcare for adults and adolescents. Located...
Read moreSACRAMENTO, Calif. and BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (April 19, 2023) – University of California, Davis (UC Davis Health), and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are celebrating the opening of UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital, a 58,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital located on UC Davis Health’s Sacramento campus. With 52 beds, the...
Read moreThis guide breaks down 7 trends expected to impact inpatient rehabilitation in 2024 and how acute hospitals can position themselves to capitalize on these trends and deliver exceptional patient care.
Read moreAll post-acute settings are not created equal. The growing rate of skilled nursing facility closures has only reinforced this gap in care quality, leaving patients and hospitals nationwide straining to find care settings equipped and available to meet their unique needs. One setting that has weathered the storm of shifting...
Read morePartnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. However, every hospital and community is different. A one-size-fits-all partnership strategy does not exist. Partnerships can vary in model, stage of the care continuum and facility type.
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