Articles

Decision Authority and Escalation Design at Post-Acute Interfaces: Who Can Act, When, and How Fast
Post-acute care failures rarely stem from missing clinical skill; they stem from unclear authority. This article examines how decision rights, escalation pathways, and response timelines must be explicitly designed across SNF, IRF, and home health interfaces to prevent delay-driven harm. Read more...
Controlling Risk at Post-Acute Interfaces: Medication Safety, Referral Integrity, and Early Deterioration Detection
Post-acute care interfaces concentrate clinical, operational, and safeguarding risk. This article explores how high-risk medication management, referral integrity, and early deterioration detection must be embedded into SNF, IRF, and home health interfaces to prevent harm, escalation failures, and avoidable utilization. Read more...
Post-Acute Care Interfaces: Designing Safe Transitions Between SNF, IRF, Home Health, and Community Services
Post-acute interfaces are one of the highest-risk points in the U.S. care continuum. This article examines how SNFs, IRFs, home health agencies, and HCBS providers must design structured interfaces that prevent information loss, medication harm, and avoidable readmissions through operational discipline and governance. Read more...