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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

Relias

Since 2016, fewer patients with severe wounds have received care in long-term care hospitals, and more patients have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. The post Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care appeared first on Relias.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

Reduce readmissions The CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program reduces payments to acute care facilities with a high 30-day readmission rate. One approach that hospital officials are using to manage the readmission risk and avoid Medicare penalties is establishing a preferred SNF network.

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Most respondents (n=323, 84%) provide primary care across various settings while a portion (n=43, 16%) provide care in acute care settings. Quality of primary care provided to Medicare beneficiaries by nurse practitioners and physicians. Medical Care , 2018;56(6): 484-490. 13 Buerhaus, P., Perloff, J.,

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