To address fragmentation in the post-acute landscape, ACOs can use a high-tech, high-touch clinical model to create a patient-centered clinical perspective and manage patient care at each step of their care journey, according to Thomas Mathew, MD, senior medical director for naviHealth, a Cardinal Health company.
Dr. Mathew is no stranger to post-acute care, serving more than a decade as a hospitalist, palliative care physician and medical director of a skilled nursing facility. He spoke with Becker’s Hospital Review about how ACOs can take advantage of post-acute care coordination opportunities to drive quality outcomes and cost savings.
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