The release of CMS’s new Innovation Center Strategy isn’t just a change in policy; it’s a realignment of the patient journey. As value-based care gains new momentum, we are being asked to look at care not as a series of appointments or isolated interventions, but as coordinated, data-informed pathways that deliver better results at lower costs.

For rehab professionals, this is both a challenge and a massive opportunity.

Care pathways are, in essence, the maps we follow to get patients from where they are to where they want to be. However, many rehab care plans are still too fragmented, too reactive, and too disconnected from the broader ecosystem of care. This won’t cut it in this next phase of transformation.

The new mandate: Evidence-based, patient-centered, and efficient

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