Big Brothers Big Sisters try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh (BBBS) is the region’s premier evidenced-based youth mentoring agency, specializing in developing strong one-to-one relationships that make a positive impact on the lives of young children that face challenging circumstances. Randy Mardayat, Software Engineer at the Pittsburgh office, has volunteered his time to the BBBS program as…
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2019
Studies suggest that 400,000 deaths in the US each year may be attributed to medical error, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that at any time, 1 in 25 hospital patients contract an infection in a health care setting. One of the most common errors in both inpatient and outpatient settings? Medication…
Poll: Majority of Therapists Don’t Understand MIPS
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) went into effect this January for therapists—ushering in a new era of incentive-based payments for eligible physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs) and speech language pathologists (SLPs). It’s a major change for the industry and will force participating therapists to reassess every aspect of their practice to ensure they…
Misdiagnosis of Wounds
Wound healing is a complex process that uses specific cellular and biochemical actions to achieve wound closure. These processes (homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation) occur over defined periods of time. They are often taken for granted as the wound innately granulates, contracts, and epithelializes under optimal conditions. A wound begs the clinician’s attention when the…
19th Annual Clinical Outcomes Summit
Say you’re a provider and you REALLY believe in the power of Outcomes Management to drive change for patients, clinicians, practices, and payers. You’re also privy to the shift in the rehab therapy industry and know that soon you’ll be measured on quality, NOT quantity. The best industry event around Clinical Outcomes Management is…