Postacute Care: AHA Report Offers Case Studies, Recommendations

​Postacute care providers "face an increasingly complex regulatory and market environment as health care transforms from a system that rewards volume to one that encourages and rewards value," states a December 2015 TrendWatch report from the American Hospital Association, which also presents case studies and recommendations addressing postacute care. Citing initiatives such as those intended to reduce readmissions, improve care transitions, and bundle payments, the report emphasizes that postacute care plays an important role in the redesign of how care is delivered.