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title: "Value-Based Care's Blind Spot: The Missing Link Few are Talking About"
description: You measure quality scores and readmission rates. But what about the first 15 minutes? Why admissions is value-based care's blind spot.
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# [Value-Based Care's Blind Spot: The Missing Link Few are Talking About](https://resideadmissions.com/ltc-admissions-insights/value-based-cares-blind-spot-the-missing-link-few-are-talking-about)

 Written by [Bonni DeWoskin](https://resideadmissions.com/ltc-admissions-insights/author/bonni-dewoskin) | Dec 29, 2025, 2:41:56 PM

You measure everything that happens after a resident arrives. Quality scores, satisfaction surveys, readmission rates.

But what about the first 15 minutes? The moment they walk through your door?

Most operators don't think about admissions when they think about value-based care. This piece asks why not. And what it costs when we ignore the front door while obsessing over everything downstream.

[Read about it in McKnight's Long Term Care.](https://www.mcknights.com/marketplace/marketplace-experts/value-based-cares-blind-spot-the-missing-link-few-are-talking-about/)

[View full post](https://resideadmissions.com/ltc-admissions-insights/value-based-cares-blind-spot-the-missing-link-few-are-talking-about)

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