For years, skilled nursing providers have been jockeying to participate in narrowing health care networks, as hospitals and other referral sources have raised the bar on what they need from post-acute partners. In this competitive environment, some of the nation’s...
Healthcare Technology Trends for 2017While interoperability, predictive analytics, machine learning, and patient-generated health data will continue to be topics at the forefront of technology considerations, Loopback Analytics believes the transformative changes in...
Healthcare organizations around the country are implementing value-based care strategies that focus on patient outcomes rather than the volume of healthcare services they deliver. The fee-for-service model – the status quo for years in the U.S. healthcare industry –...
This October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will publish the Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM) on Skilled Nursing Compare. The SNFRM estimates the risk-standardized rate of unexpected readmissions within 30 days...
University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC), based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is leveraging data analytics to improve medication compliance and patient outcomes. Through its use of a health care data integration and analytics platform, UTMC has reported a reduction in...
With the expansion of accountable care organizations, bundle payments and other value-based payment models, the economic impact of readmissions has intensified. Hospitals have made significant investments in a wide array of intervention programs to reduce avoidable...
