To be effective at advocacy, NALTH believes in the power of data and research.

Since its inception, NALTH has supported research to further LTCH policy developments and advocacy efforts. Recent and important NALTH-supported research include:

Peer-reviewed Research

• “Hospital patients with severe wounds: early evidence on the impact of Medicare payment changes on treatment patterns and outcomes” (Journal of Medical Economics)
• “Time spent in prior hospital stay and outcomes for ventilator patients in long-term acute care hospitals” (BMC Pulmonary Medicine)ospital stay and outcomes for ventilator patients in long-term acute care hospitals” (BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
• “The Role of Long-term Acute Care Hospitals in Treating the Critically Ill and Medically Complex” (Medical Care)

Other Research and Analyses

• Long Term Acute Care Hospitals Reduce Length of Stay and Days in an Intensive Care Unit for Critically Ill and Medical Complex Patients -- View PDF
• Medicare Advantage Use of Long-Term Care Hospitals Increased During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, but Utilization Remained Less than Half of Traditional Medicare -- View PDF
• Patients Face Reduced Access to Long-Term Care Hospitals Due to Closures and Bed Reductions -- View PDF
• Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Factors Driving Medicare High-Cost Outliers and Implications for Payment System Design -- View PDF
  
• Medicare Advantage Limits Use of Long-Term Care Hospitals; Users Have Significantly Higher Severity than in Traditional Medicare -- View PDF
• Medicare Advantage: Lower Use of Facility-based Post-acute Care but Longer Hospital Stays than Traditional Medicare -- View PDF
• 2022 Long Term Care Hospital Chartbook -- View PDF