Take a Look at Managing Post-Acute Care and Other Extended Care Services

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31769) has announced the addition of Managing Post-Acute Care and Other Extended Care Services to their offering.

“Managing Post-Acute Care and Other Extended Care Services” offers policies, procedures and tools to 1) improve efficiency and quality while controlling the cost of care in any skilled facility or rehabilitation service, as well as home care, and 2) provides methods and criteria to objectively transition patients across the continuum of care from acute inpatient to subacute or inpatient rehabilitation, skilled ambulatory care and, when applicable, custodial care services.

The report looks at stroke and cardiac rehabilitation policies. Numerous forms and Medicare coverage information is included along with Medicare average LOS by DRG data for 2006. Extensive references are included. These tools and strategies are survival tactics for managed care contracts and prospective payment systems.

The report looks at the following key topics:

 –         Introduction, UM for extended care services, Medical            necessity defined; –         Post-acute and Extended Care Requirements –         Case or Care Management –         Levels of Care –         Defining Skilled Services –         Managing Extended Care Services –         Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation –         Forms –         Durable Medical Equipment Coverage Guidelines –         Potpourri –         Quality Assurance and Improvement –         Home Health Care/Hospice –         Education 

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31769