How Virtual Clinical Trials Facilitate Wound Care Research During COVID-19

How Virtual Clinical Trials Facilitate Wound Care Research During COVID-19

One of the many things interrupted by COVID-19 has been Clinical Trials.1 And that is deeply impacting the healthcare system, from researchers to physicians to patients. Clinical research is vital to finding new ways to treat illness and disease and to ensure that patients have access to the best possible treatments for their conditions. Recently,…

4 Key Employee Health KPIs for Hospital Executives

4 Key Employee Health KPIs for Hospital Executives

With each successive year, hospitals’ demand for data and performance measurement grows. No one knows better than those in the healthcare industry how closely the health of the workforce is related to overall success. Paraphrasing the often quoted words of management guru Peter Drucker, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.”1 Key performance indicators (KPIs)…

Introducing Net Health Business Insights for Employee Health

Introducing Net Health Business Insights for Employee Health

An intuitive and robust dashboard provides insights executives need tobetter manage their employee health programs Pittsburgh, PA, September 16, 2020 – Net Health announced today that it is expanding its employee health electronic documentation solution, Agility®, by adding a new dashboarding capability to help hospital executives track and monitor key performance indicators for employee health….

Top 5 SNF Trends in a Post-COVID Market

Top 5 SNF Trends in a Post-COVID Market

While the slow return to pre-pandemic normalcy comes with the promise of familiar healthcare functionality, permanent changes are also part of the post-COVID skilled nursing facility (SNF) market. From increased demand for agile care practices to the performance improvements that come with robust telehealth solutions1, navigating the “next normal” demands a new approach from SNFs…

5 Suggestions for Personalizing Your Rehab Therapy Marketing Message

5 Suggestions for Personalizing Your Rehab Therapy Marketing Message

Every day, we’re all exposed to thousands of brands. Each trying to stand out from the pack. Each vying for our attention. And each adding a layer of noise into our already scomplex world. It’s tiring to think about it. And it’s a problem for each one of those brands trying to compete for a…

Defining and Quantifying Patient Outcomes in the Rehab Therapy Landscape

Defining and Quantifying Patient Outcomes in the Rehab Therapy Landscape

The shift toward value-based reimbursement is gaining steam. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS) is in its third year with high and increasing rates of participation. Large commercial payers are following suit with initiatives that include a greater emphasis on patient outcomes. Download E-book: How to Choose an Outcomes Management…

Tips for Fulfilling CMS’ New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

Tips for Fulfilling CMS’ New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

In the continued effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rolled out new requirements for long-term care facilities. While many of us are already doing our part by complying with suggested courses of action, the recommendations have now been upgraded to requirements with some stiff penalties…

Clarifying 3 Important Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) Questions Under Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

Clarifying 3 Important Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) Questions Under Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

As we all continue to adjust to the changes brought on by the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), it’s understandable that we’re going to have questions. One area that many SNF providers have been looking for clarification on is how and when to use the Interim Payment Assessment (IPA). Is this something…

Why Online Reputation Can Make or Break Your Rehab Therapy Program

Why Online Reputation Can Make or Break Your Rehab Therapy Program

Your rehab therapy clinic has blossomed from word-of-mouth recommendations, and your patients rave about your therapy program while they’re in your waiting room. But, what are people saying about your outpatient therapy program online? A massive 80 percent of consumers have used the internet to make a healthcare-related search in the past year, and 60…