The post-acute care landscape is evolving, redefining the role of medical directors. Increased regulatory measures and heightened expectations of post-acute facilities have raised the importance of, and attention on, medical directors, placing them in an even greater position of organizational influence. Post-acute medical directors must bring a high level of knowledge to meet the clinical […]
This article is sponsored by TeamHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Dr. Teizu Wolokolie, Regional Medical Director, Post-Acute Care, TeamHealth, to provide insight and perspective into the value of establishing relationships across the continuum, and how it improves communication, clinical outcomes, and develops an overall sense of community in the […]
This article is sponsored by TeamHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Dr. Jamie Freelin, Regional Medical Director, Post-Acute Care, TeamHealth, to talk about the growth and evolution of post-acute care, as well as the technology behind it. She explains how TeamHealth is helping clinicians optimize their care teams so they […]
When skilled nursing providers seek to lower their readmission rates, they increasingly use data to do so. In fact, TeamHealth, which provides physicians and advanced practice clinicians across a range of both hospital-based clinical services and services in the post-acute setting, recommends following three datapoints in particular: antipsychotic use, fall risk and overall risk of […]
Chronic condition management is central to the success of long-term care patients, and providers are increasingly finding care solutions within their collection of patient data. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 60% of U.S. adults suffer from at least one chronic condition. This is a costly problem to say the […]
The psychological effects of COVID-19 have sparked a surge in demand for behavioral health services in skilled nursing facilities, but dwindling staff numbers and increasingly complex resident populations have made it difficult for providers to meet those needs. Under normal circumstances, staff continuity and education would support patients in overcoming the social isolation, trauma and […]
The 42nd episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available. This episode of Rethink is sponsored by TeamHealth. Nursing homes with the right training and educational processes may be uniquely positioned to facilitate behavioral health services at a time when the patient population has become increasingly complex. Dr. Wayne Tasker and Dr. Richard Thompson Jr. […]
This article is sponsored by TeamHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Clarence Smith, EVP of Post-Acute Division at TeamHealth, to explore the new realities for the post-acute care space. Smith shares the best practices that SNFs should use to meet today’s increasing acuity needs, and why 2022 will be the […]
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