title: 5 strategies for coordinating postacute care.
abstract: The following five strategies can help health systems meet the increasing requirement under healthcare reform for improved coordination of postacute care: Acknowledge the advantages of care coordination. Conduct an inventory of the organization's existing postacute assets. Determine the optimal portfolio of postacute facilities and services. Assess investment/divestiture alternatives. Build the facility network, supporting protocols, and data systems required to coordinate postacute care effectively.
authors.affiliation: Ziegler, Chicago, USA. dwjohnson@ziegler.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burik
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform; D018574:Home Care Agencies; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D012112:Residential Facilities; D014481:United States