Teaching the Bulls About the China Shop

The bulls of the U.S. health care market (hospitals and payers, heavyweights in influencing national health care policy) have entered the fragile ecosystem of the post-acute care china shop to reform the care of vulnerable older adults. These reforms have at their core a belief that shifting payments to quality-based metrics, and assigning joint responsibility for costs and outcomes to the sites involved in transitioning older adults from the hospital to post-acute care, will in fact decrease costs and improve outcomes.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Caring Transitions Source Type: news