December 2018 Archive

Continued Celebration of Innovation...A Model for Organization-Wide Leadership Development implemented by Infinity Rehab…   As the Infinity Rehab leadership team looked back over the internal notes compiled during 2014, the year before the effort officially launched, it was an accepted belief throughout their senior leadership team that their greatest opportunity to ensure future business success would be to create a structured way to “transform high potential employees into...

Collaboration...it’s one of the many advantages of NARA membership…see for yourself by reviewing Athena Therapy’s Clinical Pathway Program for clients with Managed Care…   In early 2015, Athena Therapy completed a review of therapy costs related to providing therapy to individuals with managed care as their primary payer in skilled nursing facilities. The review found that costs per day were far greater than costs per day for patients with Medicare as their primary...

Celebrate Innovation...it’s just one of the many advantages of NARA membership… Checkmate is the 2018 NARA Innovation Award Winner!   Checkmate is a Documentation Chart Review Software developed by NARA member First Choice Physical Therapy…   Dennis and Kathy Venvertloh, owners of First Choice Physical Therapy, had been conducting audits using a paper checklist, manually computing scores and entering results into an excel worksheet for several years, like...

We are coming upon a new year and with that, comes a fresh start and new goals. Many facilities are always hoping to be able to help patients more every year than the last. This can be a challenging goal to meet if you don’t have a strategy at the beginning of the year. Your strategy may change depending on what your overall goal is. Here are a variety of tactics that you can implement into your strategy for 2019!   Social Media No matter who your target audience is, a majority...

The sparkling of a fresh winter snow is beautiful, but with lower temperatures come slippery walkways and a higher risk of injuries. Because we know this is a recurring issue, it’s important to educate patients about winter safety. In this article, we cover the top injuries sustained in winter along with how to communicate with your patients on how to treat and prevent this season’s most common injuries.   Injury: Sprained Wrists and Hands Prevent: This common injury is...