The Opening General Session featured senior level industry executives and Washington Insiders discussing short - and long - term risks as well as opportunities for the seniors housing and
skilled nursing sectors as a result of sequestration, reimbursement pressures, impact of the Affordable Care Act on employer and employees» health insurance, and Medicaid coverage expansion.
The current report shows the growing importance of managed Medicare within
the skilled nursing sector as that patient day mix trended upward, reaching its highest point over the past five years in the month of February.
Not exact matches
«While the reforms have led to public
sector bodies adding about 90,000 people to their payrolls in the three months to 30 June 2017, they have also resulted in labour and
skill shortages,
as a number of IT contractors, locum doctors and
nurses now choose to work less or work only for the private
sector.
Small business in the health care
sector affected by this rule may include such businesses
as: Nonprofit health plans, hospitals, and
skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); small businesses providing health coverage; small physician practices; pharmacies; laboratories; durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers; health care clearinghouses; billing companies; and vendors that supply software applications to health care entities.
Every day, Kelly Healthcare Resources (KHR) specializes in providing highly
skilled nursing and allied health professionals within hospitals and other health care facilities,
as well
as positions in
sectors such
as insurance, pharmaceutical, health management and education.
NREI: Is Sperry Van Ness» expertise in the medical office
sector synergistic with some of the areas of seniors housing such
as assisted living and
skilled nursing facilities?
Many post-acute care experts think there is tremendous opportunity within the
skilled nursing sector to accommodate the increase in the number of seniors needing both short - term transitional care and long - term care,
as this growth in demand will increase significantly in the 2020s.
There continued to be much discussion last year about uncertainty within the
skilled nursing sector,
as the business model continued to transition from a fee - for - service business model to a value - based model.
However, most experts agree that the
skilled nursing sector will continue to be a valuable proposition within the healthcare delivery system,
as the population continues to age and the demand for lower cost settings increases because of budgetary constraints.
As most readers have heard and / or seen, Medicaid is generally known for lower reimbursement rates, but the tone of the conversation starts to change when Medicaid is considered in terms of representing close to half of the revenue in the
skilled nursing sector.
It's an important detail in his long career
as a leader in the
skilled nursing sector because it underlines the crucial role of operations.