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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
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