Following heightened regulatory scrutiny and shifting payment models, operators are recalibrating for 2026. Hear from leading executives on key trends, including how providers are doubling down on compliance, workforce stability and higher-acuity care delivery, while navigating Medicare Advantage pressures and tighter margins. At the same time, value-based care and ACO participation are reshaping reimbursement and referral dynamics, pushing operators to prove outcomes and manage costs across the continuum. Integration across post-acute settings and selective growth – through acquisitions and new service lines – are further redefining strategy.
A connected view of the full resident journey is essential to growing census, improving skilled mix, securing appropriate reimbursement, and delivering better care. It starts with understanding the referral and clinical fit, continues through prior authorization and concurrent reviews, and extends through discharge planning and care transitions. In this panel, SNF leaders will discuss the operational challenges created when these workflows live across disconnected systems, portals, inboxes, and teams. They will share how bringing referral management, prior authorizations, concurrent reviews, and discharge planning into one connected workflow can help organizations improve census, reimbursement, and ultimately, resident outcomes.