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"Rather than building their own healthcare capabilities, many operators will partner on care coordination to unlock value."
Housing and Healthcare Blog
Weekly insights, interviews, news, and opinions on healthcare and seniors housing.
Authors’ views are their own and do not reflect the views of NIC.
America’s New Hub for Innovation is Focused on Senior Care
When NIC founder and strategic advisor Bob Kramer returned from a recent trip to Milwaukee he was clearly inspired, energized, and as hopeful as ever for the future of seniors housing in America. He’d been invited to witness the October 8th unveiling of Direct...
Addressing the Workforce Crisis: Labor Management Lessons Learned from a Healthcare Setting
I recently joined the Outreach team with National Investment Center (NIC) following a career in acute-care hospital and ambulatory operations with a large academic medical center. My previous focus was on patient throughput strategies, EHR optimization, telemedicine...
Groups Partner to Offer Innovative Medicare Advantage Plans
As providers grapple with how to best care for frail elders, a new model of collaboration is being launched that could serve as a national template for the integration of housing and healthcare. Ten senior living and care organizations in the Twin Cities will offer a...
Headlines Increasingly Reflect Innovations and Partnerships Likely to Impact Seniors Housing
As many visitors to www.seniorcare.nic.org already know, NIC has been curating links to news articles relevant to the new partnerships, innovations, and business deals that are reshaping America’s seniors housing and healthcare landscape. We’ve posted over 150...
Home Health: Is It Better to Own or Partner?
No matter where they live, most seniors prefer to age in place. But as they do, they also typically need more services. These can include assistance with the activities of daily living as well as health services. But what’s the best way to deliver those ancillary...
“There's a huge opportunity for seniors housing to collaborate with home health.”
“Understand what metrics your hospital partners want.”
“Rather than building their own healthcare capabilities, many operators will partner on care coordination to unlock value.”
“Providers are teaming up to assure a seamless, high quality experience”
“If you are not talking the health plan's language, you will be commoditized.”
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