The BCAT® Approach
Backed by science, easy to use, impactful results
Assessment Tools for Professionals
Discharge decisions made in acute care ripple through the entire post-acute journey and cognition is one of the strongest predictors of whether that transition succeeds. The BCAT® cognitive ecosystem gives hospital teams rapid, objective measures of cognitive status and practical judgment, fast enough for acute-care workflows and rigorous enough to inform real discharge decisions. Tools like the BCAT®, BCAT®-Short Form, and Mansbach Hazard Index (MHI) add fast, targeted risk and caregiver burden data that further sharpens discharge planning within acute-care time constraints.
Intervention Tools and Clinical Programs for Providers
BCAT® equips the interprofessional team with the Cognitive Exercise Suite which are evidence-based exercises targeting memory, attention, executive function, visuospatial reasoning, and language. Given the shortened length of stay typical of acute care, only brief, targeted treatment is appropriate and necessary; the Suite lets clinicians select short, high-yield exercises that meet a patient's most pressing cognitive needs without disrupting acute-care workflows.
BCAT® Advantages and ROI
For hospitals, the BCAT® ecosystem supports lower readmission risk and smoother handoffs to post-acute partners - many of whom are already using the same BCAT® ecosystem, creating continuity of cognitive data across the full care journey and strengthening referral relationships.
The BCAT® Test System and BCAT® Interventions are used by acute care centers to identify where in the cognitive continuum a patient is functioning in general, and in terms of specific cognitive domains (e.g., memory, executive functions) that predict function. The BCAT® tools are evidence-based and used in acute care settings across the nation and internationally to optimize clinical outcomes and successful transitions in care. SMART Program, a feature of the BCAT® Approach is rapidly becoming the standard in acute care for reducing at-risk patients for rehospitalization. has tools for clinicians in acute care and throughout post-acute care.
Empirical studies confirm that implementation of the BCAT® Approach results in better, faster functional outcomes for aging adults.
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About Us
The BCAT team is a multidisciplinary group of experts who are committed to providing a scientifically validated Approach with tools that address the continuum of care, from risk reduction to assessment to intervention. We’re helping providers, patients, caregivers, and others to address the rapidly growing societal and healthcare challenge of dementia and other cognitive conditions.