WHA - Post-Acute Care

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.

WHA Contact

Laura Leitch
WHA Policy Counsel
608-274-1820
EMAIL: 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

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