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

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