By Mike Hodge – Often a patient’s healthcare journey doesn’t end at discharge from the hospital. Moreover, medically complex patients require long term acute care outside of the hospital setting. The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated this need in two ways:
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By Mike Hodge – Long term acute care facilities are increasingly challenged to care for higher acuity patients transferred from hospital intensive care units. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend by driving a greater number of sicker patients into LTAC settings as hospitals reach ICU capacity.
By Mike Hodge – In an effort to reduce costs, healthcare organizations are transitioning care models from the high-cost hospital setting to non-acute facilities. At the same time, the senior population over 65 is rapidly growing, accounting for 17% of the total population in 2020, and projected to grow to 21% in 2030.