Long-term care hospitals are vital for patients in need of specialized post-acute care, but over 100 such hospitals have closed since 2016 due to low payments. That needs to change, Jim Prister, ...

This year, health lawyers, providers, consultants, and government experts from across the country convened in Orlando, Florida, for the American Health Law Association’s Long Term and Post-Acute Care ...

Two key wound care groups are finalizing a proposal for new codes that would help skilled nursing providers avoid newly created diagnoses gaps for end-of-life skin breakdown that could lead to missed ...

Twenty long-term acute care and nine rehabilitation hospitals have been deemed Centers of Excellence by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality, according to information shared with Becker’s.

A January review published in JAMA Internal Medicine outlined the different types of post-acute care (PAC) settings to help inform hospital discharge planning for patients. The review focused on short ...