This presentation details how to make acute to post-acute care transitions both more efficient and more effective. Attendees will learn the impact of avoidable hospital days and strategies for acute and post-acute providers to work together to manage patients before, during, and after care transitions. The presentation will address:• Opportunities to optimize level-of-care decision-making• Methods for working with sending and receiving facilities to deliver efficient, high-quality care• Strategies to mitigate the impacts of five common causes of delayed transitions