Direct Contracting Offers Skilled Nursing Opportunities— Often Through Hospital Relationships

Aiming to win over skilled nursing operators and owners in need of residents, direct contracting entities say their connection with area hospitals can be a deciding factor in future partnerships. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the direct contracting program in conjunction with its Primary Care First initiative. It includes three […]

What Hospitals Want: How SNFs Can Break into New Payment Partnerships

Skilled nursing facility operators frequently hear about how forging hospital partnerships is essential to their success under new payment models, but the intricacies of those interactions can often be difficult to navigate. Speaking at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) spring conference in San Diego last week, the leader of one […]