HIMSS Word of the Day #149: Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC)
Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) includes the settings that provide ongoing or recovery care outside acute hospitals, such as skilled nursing facilities, home health, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care hospitals, hospice, assisted living, and PACE. This post explains LTPAC settings, why interoperability has lagged, how the IMPACT Act standardized assessment data, the importance of care transitions, and nursing roles.