In a highly competitive world, winning requires unconventional thinking. Consider professional sports - MLB scouts understand that finding the right players to add to their roster means looking beyond the surface. And healthcare professionals, especially those participating in value-based care models, have to do the same. Data...
As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to emphasize the transition to value-based care from fee-for-service models, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have spent the last few years strategically choosing which physicians and facilities they should affiliate with. The healthcare industry is in...
If your accountable care organization (ACO) is participating in the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) next year, this week is important for your network. The deadline to respond to Phase 1 first request for information (RFI-1) is August...
There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) everywhere. Quarantines and social distancing restrictions impacted admissions beginning in late Q1 2020, and suspensions of elective acute procedures did further damage to post-acute admissions across the industry. By digging deeper into the...
Recently, Michael Neuman, MPH, Trella Health’s VP of Data Science and Engineering, sat down with Andrew Donlan of Home Health Care News to discuss Medicare Advantage (MA) trends. During their discussion, Michael provided his perspective on the MA trends and changes that post-acute care organizations...
In our recent blog post on 5 Medicare Advantage Stats You Can’t Ignore, we discussed the rising adoption of MA plans and the nearly 47% MA penetration as of March 2021. With this increasing trend, the question that arises is, how can Medicare Advantage insights...
It’s safe to say that post-acute care (PAC) organizations have faced significant challenges and disruptions over the last year. With that in mind, by looking at post-acute discharge trends, we can gain visibility into industry-wide movements and opportunities for home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and hospice...
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is finding ways to reduce overall Medicare spending without impacting the quality of patient care. Medicare Advantage has emerged as a reliable way to offer eligible enrollees a more cost-effective plan while shifting the burden of risk...
Our final post in our market share growth leader series is about skilled nursing facilities. Just like our previous posts on hospice and home health, we’ve narrowed down the skilled nursing facilities that increased their market share the most from Q2 to Q3 2020. As...
For post-acute care (PAC) organizations, market share growth is a strong indicator of an agency’s success. In our continuing series of market share blogs, we’re now exploring how home health market share has changed over the most recent full quarter of data as well as which companies grew the most in each state....
