Showcasing Practice-Ready Research in Post-Acute Care

The Moxie Health Group has submitted four original research posters to PALTC26, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to advancing evidence-based care across skilled nursing and long-term care settings. Spanning quality improvement, clinical communication, care transitions, and assessment innovation, the submissions reflect practice-ready research grounded in real-world post-acute environments.

PALTC26, hosted by the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, is one of the most influential national forums for clinicians working across the post-acute and long-term care continuum. The conference emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and practical solutions to the increasingly complex clinical and operational challenges facing skilled nursing facilities nationwide.

Four Submissions Addressing Clinical and Operational Challenges

Together, The Moxie Health Group’s four submissions reflect a multidisciplinary, systems-level approach to improving care delivery, patient safety, and operational efficiency in skilled nursing environments.

The first submission, Return-to-Hospital (RTH) Program: A Multispecialty, Data-Driven Model to Reduce Emergency Department Transfers From Skilled Nursing Facilities, examines how a structured, interdisciplinary quality improvement program can reduce avoidable emergency department transfers. Drawing on more than 400 facility-month observations, the study demonstrates that consistent specialty presence, real-time case review, and early clinical intervention are associated with sustained reductions in return-to-hospital rates, while preserving appropriate escalation for patients who require acute care.

The second poster, Preliminary Validation of the Ferrer Score for Long-Term Tracheostomy Assessment in Skilled Nursing Facilities, introduces a novel scoring tool designed to assess respiratory severity and long-term airway complexity in tracheostomized patients. This Phase 1 feasibility and construct validation study shows that the Ferrer Score meaningfully differentiates severity levels and captures clinical factors often overlooked by existing assessment tools, supporting its potential role in guiding longitudinal decision-making in post-acute and long-term care settings.

The third submission, Strengthening On-Call Communication in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Adapted SBA (Situation–Background–Action) Framework, focuses on improving clinical communication and escalation during off-hours. By adapting a standardized communication framework to the realities of skilled nursing facility workflows, the study identified improvements in communication clarity, provider confidence, closed-loop communication, and early recognition of clinical deterioration—highlighting a feasible strategy for strengthening patient safety and reducing failure-to-rescue events.

The fourth poster, Optimizing Project Execution and Delivery in the MoxieLink Ecosystem, shifts the lens to operational quality improvement. This initiative examines how workflow redesign and AI-enabled standardization can reduce administrative burden while improving scalability and accuracy. Findings show that transitioning from fragmented manual processes to structured digital workflows improved task traceability, reduced errors, accelerated completion times, and increased staff confidence—without increasing perceived workload.

Continued Engagement in 2026

In addition to submitting research to PALTC26, The Moxie Health Group will be actively exhibiting and engaging with attendees at two major industry conferences in 2026.

The team will participate in the Florida Health Care Association Annual Conference & Trade Show, taking place July 26–30, 2026, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, where The Moxie Health Group can be found at Booth 705. As the largest long-term care conference in the Southeast, the FHCA Annual Conference brings together thousands of professionals for education, networking, and collaboration focused on the future of care delivery.

The Moxie Health Group will also be exhibiting at PALTC26 in Anaheim, California, March 26–28, 2026, where attendees can visit Booth 111 in the exhibit hall. The conference offers both in-person and virtual attendance options and features clinical updates, regulatory insights, leadership programming, and a Futures track designed to support emerging voices in post-acute care medicine.

Looking Ahead

The submission of these four research posters reflects The Moxie Health Group’s continued investment in advancing clinical quality, operational excellence, and evidence-based innovation across the post-acute care continuum. Through research, education, and collaboration, the organization remains focused on strengthening care delivery and contributing meaningfully to the evolving landscape of skilled nursing and long-term care.

To learn more about The Moxie Health Group’s ongoing work in post-acute and long-term care, visit https://www.themoxiehealthgroup.com/.

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