17 THINGS CEOs NEED TO KNOW IN 2025
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Post-acute care

Post-acute care providers are often overlooked but remain critical to the overall success 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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Learn the best ways to build and maintain relationships between acute and post-acute providers

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Use the post-acute care pathways explorer tool to quantify provider quality and patient outcomes and more

We created this easy-to-use online tool that enables users to access comprehensive data reports for the acute and post-acute providers in their market in a single, streamlined interface. With this tool, you'll also be able to identify provider relationships and highlight spending trends for user-defined markets.

Geriatric flying squads

Geriatric flying squads, or aged care outreach services, are hospital-operated rapid response teams that provide on-site assessments and acute-level care for geriatric patients in long-term care facilities. Discover how this model is reducing ED utilization, preventing hospital admissions, and improving the overall care experience for geriatric patients.

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Geriatric flying squads

Increased demand for emergency and inpatient care from older, complex patients is further straining limited hospital resources, including beds and staff. Geriatric flying squads, or aged care outreach services, are hospital-operated rapid response teams that provide on-site assessments and acute-level care for geriatric patients in long-term care facilities. Discover how this model is reducing ED utilization, preventing hospital admissions, and improving the overall care experience for geriatric patients.
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New staffing mandates for SNFs will have broad effects. Here's how to prepare.

CMS recently proposed new mandatory staffing levels for SNFs. We analyzed the data to see how many SNFs would be able to meet the proposed requirements, nationally and by county. Read on to understand where SNFs are struggling – and what SNFs and hospitals can do to prepare.
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Why rural communities are hit hardest by SNF closures — and what can help

SNFs are closing at an alarming rate. Even more concerning, these closures are disproportionately impacting rural patients and providers. Find out what this means for rural communities — and what SNFs and their referring providers can do now to address these struggles.
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How to achieve and maximize specialization

With SNFs struggling to survive, many are turning to specialization to maintain their value in the market. Discover three ways post-acute providers can maximize ROI and access new revenue streams by leveraging existing specialty expertise.
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