Strategic Partnerships in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Industry: Highlights, Opportunities, and Risks

Approximately 45% of acute care discharges are subsequently admitted to a post-acute setting nationwide, including approximately 4% who are admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), VMG Health reports. An IRF is a freestanding inpatient facility or specialized unit within an acute care hospital that offers intensive rehabilitation to patients after illness, injury, or surgery. Investment demand for IRFs is strong due to the unique value propositions relative to other healthcare verticals, including strong clinical outcomes at an efficient price to payors, a period of stable regulations, rising patient demand, and a high margin for efficient operators. Read more.

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HHS Settles $100K Ransomware Investigation with Medical Management Co.

On April 22, 2019, Doctors' Management Services filed a breach report with HHS saying that about 206,695 people were affected when their network server was infected with GandCrab ransomware. The initial unauthorized access to the network occurred on April 1, 2017, but Doctors' Management Services didn't detect the intrusion until December 24, 2018, after ransomware was used to encrypt their files. In April 2019, OCR began its investigation.