Characteristics of accountable care organizations' preferred skilled nursing facility networks.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence and characteristics of preferred skilled nursing facility (SNF) networks established by Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis of a 2019 Medicare ACO survey.

Methods: We analyzed surveys from 138 Medicare ACOs to assess preferred SNF network prevalence, characteristics, and challenges.

Lessons for tomorrow: The role of relationships and mindfulness in sustaining services during a crisis.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented demands on hospitals around the globe, making timely crisis response critical for organizational success. One mechanism that has played an effective role in health care service management during large-scale crises is the Hospital Incident Command System.

Purpose: The aim of this article was to understand the role of HICS in the management of a large academic medical center and its impact on relationships and communication among providers in the delivery of services during a crisis.

Timely Communication Through Telehealth: Added Value for a Caregiver During COVID-19.

This caregiver case study applies the lens of relational coordination theory (RC) to examine the value of telehealth as a medium of care coordination for a pediatric patient with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented burden on the delivery of healthcare around the globe and has increased the reliance on telehealth services. Delivering telehealth requires a high level of communication and coordination within and across providers as well as between providers, patients and their families.