This report examines patterns of inpatient discharges to post-acute care (PAC) as well as upstream PAC utilization across diverse prior care settings by leveraging the most recent Vizient Clinical Data Base data, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare fee-for-service claims data and the Sg2 Impact of Change® forecast. The findings reveal that inpatient discharges compete with a predominantly non-inpatient-discharged population, who are often medically complex and resource intensive. These dynamics highlight the need for health systems to align post-acute access and capacity with demand that extends well beyond inpatient discharges.
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Source: https://www.vizientinc.com/insights/reports/data-on-the-edge/how-the-inpatient-to-post-acute-transition-affects-system-performance