Emerging Innovations in Post-Acute Care Delivery Models
Today the AHA hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to educate Congressional staffers on how post acute hospitals are playing an essential role in new delivery models. The four panelists were:
William Altman
Executive Vice President for Strategy, Policy and Integrated Care
Kindred Healthcare
Louisville, KY
Justin Hunter
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Legislation and Regulations
HealthSouth
Birmingham, AL
Michael Spigel
President and Chief Operating Officer
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
Mary Beth Walsh, MD
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Medical Director
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
White Plains, NY
Key takeaways from the briefing include:
- Efforts to coordinate with acute hospitals, bundled payments and improved discharges make it challenging to reform the delivery system and it must be patient-centered
- Panelists urged the need for regulatory relief
- Regulatory red tape complicates efforts to innovate
For more background on the topic, head to AHA’s Post-Acute Issues page and read our Trendwatch.