Building a High-Performing Post-Acute Care Network

What happens after discharge has a direct impact on health system performance. The strength of your post-acute network can influence readmissions, length of stay, patient recovery, total cost of care, and overall outcomes.

As value-based care expands and health systems take on greater accountability for outcomes beyond the hospital, simply maintaining a list of post-acute providers is no longer enough. Health systems need a more intentional approach to building, measuring, and managing the networks patients rely on after discharge.

In this session, our experts will make the case for treating your post-acute network as an enterprise priority and share a practical path to building and managing a high-performing network.

What you’ll learn:

• What separates a true high-performing post-acute network from a simple referral list
• How intentional network design can reduce avoidable readmissions, improve recovery, and lower total cost of care
• Why a managed network is critical for value-based readiness and stronger performance under models like ACOs, bundled payments, and TEAM
• A practical, phased approach to building a more connected and strategically managed network