This article is sponsored by Curana Health. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Amy Kaszak, Executive Vice President at Curana Health, about the benefits of value-based care (VBC) for skilled nursing facilities and why operators who think of VBC as something in the future need to realize the opposite is true: they’re […]
As financial pressures mount for skilled nursing operators, many are finding that value-based care is more than just the catalyst for improved patient outcomes: it’s also the key to achieving long-term financial stability. This is the main focus of the latest installment of RETHINK: a podcast on the future of the skilled nursing industry. In […]
The skilled nursing industry is experiencing unprecedented change. As facilities navigate rising patient acuity and evolving regulatory requirements, forward-thinking operators are finding success by collaborating with value-based care organizations that can provide comprehensive medical director services — and the results are transformative. “The complexity of post-acute care has increased significantly, with facilities now managing acuity […]
The rising acuity at nursing homes alongside increasingly stringent government regulation, is raising operational risk – and litigation – leaving facilities “overwhelmed” in its wake. As residents increasingly age in place for longer, they are arriving at skilled nursing facilities with more serious health conditions. This trend, combined with regulatory pressures and heightened scrutiny from […]
This article is sponsored by Curana. This article is based on a discussion with Tony Gamboa, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Curana. This discussion took place on September 13, 2023, during the SNN RETHINK Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing News: Tony, tell us about Curana Health […]
With skilled nursing advocates and operators increasingly touting the benefits of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) as those benefits serve both residents and care providers, a new partnership initiative in Michigan is expanding the reach of such plans across many Medicare-eligible individuals. The new I-SNP offering builds on the existing partnership between provider-led primary and […]
With the end of the public health emergency, industry stakeholders said the development of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are of more interest to skilled nursing operators than ever before. Mark Price, Chief Executive Officer of Curana Health, said the interest level in I-SNPs has significantly increased in the past few months. “With the end […]
As value-based care increasingly becomes more prevalent in the nursing home industry, providers continue to straddle traditional Medicare fee for service (FFS) and a plethora of managed care plans. But there are arrangements that can allow organizations to be both payer and provider, or partner with those that already occupy both worlds. Amy Kaszak, executive […]
As nursing home advocates continue to push for ending the 3-day hospital stay requirement, a recently released federal agency report on the use of these waivers by accountable care organizations (ACOs) showcases some of the benefits that they have brought to patients and providers. Use of waivers by ACOs for a 3-day stay did not […]
In another attestation to the health care industry’s expanding interest in value-based care models, AllyAlign Health has teamed up with two other health care organizations to form Curana Health — with a goal of being in skilled nursing and senior living communities across the country. AllyAlign Health, Elite Patient Care and Provider Health Services are […]
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