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Enhancing Physical Therapy With Artificial Intelligence

HIT Consultant

In a profession like physical therapy, which at its core is grounded in empathy and patient rapport, the impact of such a future becomes amplified. And its current advancements simply cannot be ignored, even in physical therapy. Can AI actually benefit physical therapy and its clinicians?

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Study: In-Home Outpatient PT Reduces Costs By 52% Compared To Traditional Home Health Services

Home Health Care

A new study from the on-demand physical therapy company Luna found that in-home outpatient PT models can reduce costs by 52% compared to traditional home health services for total knee and hip replacements. They have lots of different services: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, nursing, etc.

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Telehealth, physical therapy and the pandemic: Lessons for all

Healthcare It News

For example, the precise movements and exercises involved in physical therapy rehab are hard for a patient to accomplish remotely. But there are new technologies and strategies that link patients, safely, to at-home physical therapy care that balances telemedicine with in-person visits.

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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

HIT Consultant

Edifecs and Empowered-Home announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorizations to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home healthcare agencies. Cipher Skin Launches Pilot Program for Tech-Enabled Physical Therapy Rehab.

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7 Reasons For Inner Knee Pain Without Swelling

Healthcare Associates

Injuries to the knee ligament account for about 40% of all knee injuries, and MCL injuries are the most common type. 7 This condition accounts for between 25% and 40% of all knee problems treated by doctors who specialize in sports medicine. Severe knee injuries may require months of physical therapy and rehabilitation.

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Roundups: 17 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships

HIT Consultant

Spatially Health partners with ilumed , an Accountable Care Organization REACH comprised of more than 2,600 physicians and 56,000 Medicare patients to lead SDOH efforts. Luna, a provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, and MedStar Health , the largest healthcare system in Maryland and the Washington, D.C.,

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Braff Group Snags Amedisys M&A Veteran; FirstLight Promotes Kerri Pendley To Chief Growth Officer

Home Health Care

In her previous position, Kerri successfully built and developed FirstLight’s national accounts department and led the expansion of service offerings to include skilled care. The Rocklin, California-based Luna provides outpatient physical therapy in the home setting. Luna currently operates across 50 markets in 27 states. “As