{"id":13767,"date":"2016-04-04T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sage-growth.com\/?p=13767"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:45:41","slug":"post-acute-care-looking-inward-to-respond-to-outside-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sage-growth.com\/critical-thinking\/blog\/post-acute-care-looking-inward-to-respond-to-outside-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Acute Care: Looking Inward to Respond to Outside Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”32px” title_line_height=”1.2em” meta_font_size=”14px” meta_line_height=”2.2em” custom_margin=”-9px||9px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Spending on post-acute care (PAC) has grown more rapidly than spending on any other healthcare service over the past decade. Medicare spent almost $60 billion on PAC in 2013\u2014more than double 2001 spending\u2014according to the\u00a0<\/span>Medicare Payment Advisory Commission<\/a>. This trend will only continue, as the the\u00a0<\/span>US Census Bureau<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>projects the number of people aged 65 and over will double by 2050.<\/p>\n As the need for PAC expands and the industry shifts from fee-for-service to value-based payment, hospitals will look for PAC providers who can partner with them more proactively. A successful PAC facility will be capable of easily sharing information and reducing readmission rates, requiring up-to-date technology and processes. To succeed, PAC executives and investors should consider the following three insights:<\/p>\n