The acquisition of the skilled nursing operator HCR ManorCare by the non-profit health system ProMedica rocked the skilled nursing world when it was announced in 2018, and many eyes have been on the marriage since. Most industry observers took a wait-and-see approach to how the deal would play out, but some commented soon after the transaction was formally consummated that health systems partnering with post-acute care makes sense. While nothing as splashy as the ProMedica-ManorCare acquisition has hit the market in recent times, more and more health systems are realizing they have to focus on the post-acute sector, according to Donna Cameron, a health care strategy partner at the consulting firm Guidehouse. And though acquiring post-acute operations is not a common step, many hospitals and health systems have spent 2019 seriously thinking about their relationship to SNFs and to home health agencies — and 2020 is going to feature more of the same.
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Source: https://skillednursingnews.com/2020/01/buy-make-or-partner-why-health-systems-continue-to-target-skilled-nursing