Hospitals narrowing post-acute networks in greater numbers and partnering with post-acute providers to improve outcomes, lower readmissions
Abstract
This paper discusses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that focus on readmission penalties and lays out a case for reducing penalties by creating a post-acute network and coordinating care with post-acute providers. The paper serves as a tool kit for the reasoning and justification for creating a formal post-acute network around a hospital to improve the care continuum. Hospitals and health systems interested in learning more about creating a formal network of post-acute providers in the community will benefit from reading this paper.
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Author's Biography
Josh Luke is a healthcare futurist and former hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) whose expertise includes sharing simple tactics on how to make health care more affordable, as well as how to get access to the best doctors and hospitals. He started his career as a jet-setting sports marketer working with some of the most famous athletes in the world. Then, after a career change to healthcare brought on by his grandmother’s disease process, he ascended to become a hospital CEO by age 32. Soon after, he penned his first book and became a best-selling author. He now finds solace in sharing his experiences as a caretaker for his mother and being without health insurance for his family for a short time has given him a deeply emotional understanding of the other side of care delivery.
Citation
Luke, Josh (2018, December 1). Hospitals narrowing post-acute networks in greater numbers and partnering with post-acute providers to improve outcomes, lower readmissions. In the Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, Volume 3, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/GZWP9238.
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