Patient Transfer Platform
Sparkco handles every type of patient transmission in the US healthcare system. Seamless transfers between acute care, post-acute facilities, and community providers.
Transfer Types
Compliance Coverage
Platform Impact
Acute Care Discharges
Hospital to post-acute facility transfers
Hospital to SNF
3-day qualifying stay (Medicare), ACO/MA may waive
Hospital to IRF
3 hours/day, 5 days/week intensive rehabilitation tolerance
Hospital to LTCH
≥96 hours mechanical ventilation or ≥3 days ICU criteria
Hospital to HHA
Intermittent skilled nursing + homebound status
Hospital to Hospice
≤6 months prognosis + comfort care election
Higher Acuity Transfer
EMTALA stabilization + appropriate transfer to trauma/stroke center
Additional Transfer Pathways
Post-acute, emergency, and behavioral health transfers
Post-Acute Transfers
Facility to FacilityCommon Pathways
Compliance Requirements
Emergency & Outpatient
Critical PathwaysEmergency Routes
Platform Benefits
Regulatory Compliance
Cross-scenario compliance requirements
EMTALA Compliance
Emergency departments must screen and stabilize, with appropriate transfer when unable to stabilize
Hospital Discharge Planning CoP
Patient-centered discharge planning with post-acute quality information and patient choice protection
IMPACT Act/CARE Items
Standardized post-acute data across SNF/IRF/LTCH/HHA for unified assessment and quality metrics
SNF 3-Day Rule
Traditional Medicare requires 3-day qualifying stay; ACO/MA plans may waive; MA typically requires prior authorization
PASRR Screening
Medicaid-certified nursing facility pre-admission Level I/II screening for mental illness/intellectual disability
42 CFR Part 2
Special consent and redisclosure requirements for behavioral health and substance use disorder records