With the increased emphasis on quality of care, preventing readmissions and tying Medicare payments to meeting certain standards, it’s increasingly important for hospitals to have confidence in the post-acute care (PAC) facilities they send their patients to for care. Identifying which facilities make great partners and which ones need a re-evaluation can be difficult. In this guide, we’ll look at the types of statistics you should be paying attention to, how to partner with high performers in the post-acute space, how to work with under-performing facilities to improve care and why it’s important to bring payers into the discussion. By following these guidelines, you’ll have taken important steps in establishing a narrow network you and your patients can rely on.
