Nationally, about 40 percent of Medicare patients discharged from a hospital are referred for post-acute care, a category that includes home health, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation, and long-term acute care. Of those patients, about 20 percent are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, often an indicator of ineffective and uncoordinated care post-discharge.
“When patients leave the hospital, we do everything we can to make sure they don’t need to come back,” said Clay Richards, CEO at naviHealth. “Our partnership with MVP Health Care ensures patients will get the right care in the right setting, whether they go home with nursing care or are discharged to a skilled nursing facility.”
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