Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) adjusting to most recent minimum data set (MDS) changes Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes for nursing homes have been extensive, and promise to continue. And while much is being discussed and debated, one thing is sure: New rules that require changes to the way facilities are reimbursed for…
How Consolidation is Impacting Outpatient Rehab Therapists and Their Patients By Tannus Quatre, PT, MBASVP & Chief Business Development Officer – Therapy, Net Health If it seems like consolidation in outpatient rehab therapy has accelerated over the last few years, you’re probably right. While the bigger fish within the market have been gobbling up smaller…
Perhaps no technology in the past 50 years has generated more contentious conversation among providers than the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Introduced on a wide-scale basis in the late 1980s, today, more than 90 percent of providers and 96 percent of hospitals use some type of EHR in their practice. Over the past 20 years, specialty EHRs,…
How an advanced wound care process can improve clinical, operational, regulatory and economic outcomes So much has changed in wound care over the past 30 years. Technology has advanced wound care far beyond manual measurements, and yet there’s more we can and should do! From pressure injuries to non-healing wounds, hospitals today continue to struggle…
Best Source of Healthcare Data Is one source of healthcare data better than the other, and which one should skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) be monitoring? It has become cliché in today’s rich healthcare data environment to refer to Peter Drucker’s axiom, “What gets measured, gets managed.” While this is certainly true, or at least it would…
Maximizing Revenue by Managing PT billing units In addition to managing PT billing units, rehab therapists should also pay attention to referrals and delivering high-quality care. Running a successful rehab therapy clinic revolves around providing the highest level of care for our patients. But providing these effective and efficient levels of care is only possible…
Combat Staffing Shortages, Reduce Physical Therapy Burnout This article aims to help owners and executives combat staffing shortages in rehab therapy. This starts with reducing burnout. An ideal way to do this is to engage with a younger generation when looking for new employers. Lets take a dive into the issue with four tips for…
Wound care innovations help providers care for patients After nearly a decade in the wound care world, I still continue to be amazed, surprised and inspired. It’s been a time I’ve thoroughly enjoyed– getting a front-row seat to innovations, seeing the remarkable commitment of providers, and marveling at the constant effort from all I meet…
Accurate, relevant, and timely analytic help SNFs stay focused on today with a firm plan for tomorrow Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) often find themselves facing significant challenges — challenges that have no easy answers. It’s a fundamental fear. If organizations can’t figure out what’s going wrong — and why — they won’t be able to…
Wound Care Process: How to Be Effective Work smarter, not harder, by defining a wound care process that supports sustained results across clinical, operational, and financial metrics. What is your why? Why do you do what you do? Why do you take one approach over another; purchase a particular product or service; implement a specific…