This “long overdue” update expands the pools of patients eligible for thrombolysis and thrombectomy, and tackles pediatric ...

AIM: The “2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With AIS” replaces the “2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With AIS” and the 2019 update to reflect recent advances in ...

All post-acute settings are not created equal.1 The growing rate of skilled nursing facility (SNF) closures has only reinforced this gap in care quality, leaving patients and hospitals straining to ...

In the past, innovation in healthcare in the acute setting was heavily focused on improvements in procedural interventions or critical care. Recently, however, there has been a shift and developing ...

The care of individuals with dementia in acute hospital environments represents a critical nexus where clinical challenges, workforce expertise, and organisational structure converge. With an ageing ...

Hospitals are finding it harder to place patients into post-acute care settings, a new report finds. The report was put together by WellSky, a health tech company, based on data from CarePort, its ...

Federal officials have quietly withdrawn the only new nursing home quality measure that had been listed as “under consideration” for future years.

Patients in Medicare Advantage plans are staying longer in the hospital but receiving considerably less post-acute care than their peers in traditional Medicare, according to a new study. Skilled ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved waivers for six health systems to provide acute care at home. The hospitals include Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts; Huntsman ...

To remain competitive in 2026 and beyond, healthcare leaders must improve performance, embrace technology and rethink traditional care models, according to a Jan. 12 report from McKinsey. Here are ...