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Post-Acute Care
Post-acute care includes rehabilitation or palliative services that patients receive after (or in some cases, instead of) a stay in an acute care hospital. Post-acute care is dependent upon the level of care the patient requires, and treatment may include a stay in a facility, ongoing outpatient therapy, or care provided at home.
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Laura Leitch
WHA Policy Counsel
608-274-1820
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Laura Leitch
Post-acute care providers play an essential role in ensuring that discharged patients receive the care they need and have a smooth transition back into a community-based setting. WHA is developing initiatives and resources to support hospitals and health systems as they respond to the changes in the post-acute care environment and develop effective partnerships with post-acute providers.
Key Resources
09.17.2018
CMS Proposes To Ease Burden Associated With Certain CoPs, CfCs
10.16.2017
Letter: CMS-5524-P; Medicare Program; Cancellation of Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Models; Changes to Comprehensive Care
06.01.2017
AHRQ - The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
01.01.2017
Deloitte: Viewing Post-Acute Care in a New Light: Strategies to Drive Value
07.13.2016
H&HN - Why Post-Acute Care Partners Are Critical to Hospitals' Future
Newsletter Articles and Press Releases
08.11.2022
Post-Acute Care Conference Explores Care Transitions
06.16.2022
Grant Awarded to Help Nursing Homes Meet Quality, Staffing and Safety Goals
03.24.2022
DHS to Study Wisconsin’s Long-Term Care System
01.27.2022
WHA Post-Acute Care Workgroup Discusses Key Issues in First Meeting of 2022
09.23.2021
OCI Pushes Health Plans to Remove Barriers to Transferring Patients for Post-Acute Care
09.16.2021
DHS Again Asks Nursing Homes, Hospitals to Use EMResource Bed Tracking System
09.02.2021
DHS Encourages Nursing Homes to Report Bed Availability Daily to SNF Bed Tracker
08.12.2021
Complex Patient Care Transitions Focus of WHA Post-Acute Care Conference
07.01.2021
WHA Hosts Post-Acute Care Conference in 2021
03.25.2021
Assembly, Senate Concur in WHA-Backed COVID-19 Legislation
03.25.2021
WHA Post-Acute Care Workgroup Tackles Post-COVID Agenda
11.25.2020
Nursing Home Staffing Issues Take Center Stage at Post-Acute Work Group Meeting
09.24.2020
DHS Re-issues Respiratory Outbreak Guidance to Post-Acute Facilities; Concerns Remain
09.17.2020
DHS Issues Respiratory Outbreak Guidance for Post-Acute Facilities
07.02.2020
ATTENTION: Post-Acute Conference Alternative – Register today
06.11.2020
DHS Publishes Guidance on Post-Acute and Long-Term Care COVID-19 Testing and Transfers
05.14.2020
WHA Presents to Governor’s Task Force Work Group on Family Caregiving
02.27.2020
WHA’s Post-Acute Work Group Examines Proposed HMO/Hospital Collaboration Strategies, Complex Patient
11.27.2019
WHA’s Post-Acute Care Work Group Reconvenes
09.17.2019
WHA’s Second Post-Acute Care Conference Focuses on “Avoidable Days”
07.09.2019
Registration Now Open: Second Annual WHA Post-Acute Care Conference
04.30.2019
Post-Acute Care Work Group Discusses Real-Time EHR Info., Home Health, and Durable Medical Equipment
04.02.2019
WHA Staff, Home Care Providers Meet to Discuss Post-Acute Care and Avoiding Readmissions
01.29.2019
Post-Acute Care Workgroup Recommendations Focus on Avoidable Hospital Days
08.07.2018
CMS Issues Final 2019 IPPS Rule
06.08.2018
WHA and Post-Acute Partners Welcome More Than 200 to Appleton Conference
05.04.2018
WHA's Post-Acute Care Work Group Panel appears at LeadingAge Spring Conference
09.01.2017
WHA Post-Acute Work Group Tackles EHR Interoperability and Other Issues
06.23.2017
WHA Post-Acute Work Group Discusses Best Practices for Care Transitions
05.26.2017
Proposed PPS Rules for Post-Acute Care Settings Released
04.28.2017
WHA Post-Acute Care Work Group Dives into Population Health, Other Issues
03.10.2017
WHA Post-Acute Care Work Group Refines Focus, Develops Guiding Principles
02.03.2017
WHA Post-Acute Care Work Group Organizes; Focuses on Access
Other Resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Long-term Care and Patient Safety
American Hospital Association - Post-acute Care