Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

The FY 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1781-P) can be downloaded from the Federal Register at [link]. CMS is publishing this proposed rule in accordance with the legal requirements to update Medicare payment policies for IRFs on an annual basis.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 16, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2023, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2023 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications (..)

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 40

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Continuity and access to care for patients living with chronic diseases or going through cardiac and orthopedic rehabilitation are one of the most challenging areas in healthcare. Faced with these challenges, Essen Health Care turned to health IT vendor WizeCare's enterprise-wide virtual rehabilitation and remote monitoring technology.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 1, 2024

The new study is from researchers with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington. “Of Source: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington Traditional Medicare covers over 58 million beneficiaries on an annual basis, costing nearly $17 billion in 2021. fewer nursing visits, 2.7%

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2022, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2022 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications to existing guidance.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 75

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Blue Shield of California is expanding its partnership with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, making the cardiac rehabilitation program available virtually.

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Rehabilitation 144

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers created a motion and muscle engagement monitoring system for unsupervised physical rehabilitation, which could help with injuries and better mobility for the elderly and athletes, they say. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 18, 2023

State regulators had initially hoped the insurtech could operate for the rest of the year, but Colorado’s insurance division became concerned about Friday’s longevity after placing the insurer into rehabilitation.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

Now available on Android and iOS devices, the platform also allows care teams to consolidate patient records and disseminate and analyse individual medical reports to enhance coordination.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 6, 2024

Most recently, the tech company helped deliver the surgical pre-rehabilitation programme called My Prehab at Central Adelaide Local Health Network In all digitisation projects, cybersecurity is a big consideration.

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Rehabilitation Public Health services Integration Hospitals 248

Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In a rare scenario for any plaintiff, let alone a civil rights plaintiff with disabilities, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted summary judgment in Oross’s favor as to his Rehabilitation Act claims for intentional disability discrimination and failure to accommodate. This means that the court dispensed with a jury trial.

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Rehabilitation Prevention 145

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, September 2021, Consolidated June 2020 to September 2021 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications to existing guidance.

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Rehabilitation Medicaid Medicare Healthcare 40

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 20, 2021

NASA continues to utilise EquiTest for the routine evaluation and balance rehabilitation of its astronauts. In many cases, the clinic stated, specialised physical therapy known as vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) can “significantly accelerate recovery.” ” ON THE RECORD.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Hospitals 266

Meditech

MARCH 26, 2024

Hospitals often transfer patients out for a higher level of care or to rehabilitation providers. That’s what makes the healthcare industry special. Teamwork is necessary from organization to organization. You see it on the frontline every day. These transitions must be seamless for the benefit of the patient.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

What You Should Know: CareSource , a nonprofit managed care organization, today announced a $1M investment in Augment Therapy , a digital health company enhancing rehabilitative healthcare and exercise through immersive and gamified technology.

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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Nursing Hospitals 97

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

tennis champion Andy Roddick, on virtual orthopedic rehabilitation and musculoskeletal care. Transcarent's Orthopedic Consult Solution provides virtual diagnostic exams by orthopedic physicians and surgeons in less than two days via the Transcarent app.

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Rehabilitation Quality of Care Patient Experience Integration 296

Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2023

CALHN further used Personify Care's platform to launch My Prehab , a surgical pre-rehabilitation programme which helps patients become fit for surgery. At Queen Elizabeth Hospital , these were utilised to digitise its Direct Access Colonoscopy programme, reducing waiting times for patients seeking endoscopy or colonoscopy procedures.

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Rehabilitation Patient Experience Quality Improvement Hospitals 260

Healthcare It News

JULY 6, 2023

" It is also launching pilot programmes with vocational rehabilitation and pain providers and creating a grant programme to promote the practice of value-based healthcare. Meanwhile, The Clinician is enabling more public health organisations across Australia to harness patient-generated information to improve health outcomes.

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Rehabilitation Quality of Care Patient Experience Healthcare 209

Briggs Healthcare

MAY 18, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This updated May 15, 2023 EEOC document is a reminder that while the PHE declaration has expired, we still need to be mindful and compliant with employment laws. It’s also a good reminder that our people – staff and residents – are the most important part of our communities.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 7, 2022

What You Should Know: – Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Massachusetts General Hospital have created an unsupervised physical rehabilitation system called MuscleRehab. Virtual Reality Driven Physical Rehabilitation.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

Health Journeys targets specific behavioral health challenges that military service members face, including anxiety, sleep deprivation, burnout, chronic pain, depression, anger, PTSD, grief, addiction, traumatic brain injury and injury rehabilitation.

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Rehabilitation Accountability Health Technology Hospitals 300

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UMPT). " The equipment purchased has empowered physical therapists to engage in remote monitoring of patients as they complete interventions within their home, said Jennifer Bell, PT, clinical associate professor, school of physical therapy and rehabilitation science.

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Telemedicine Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Urgent Care 319

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Built on advanced technology with a growing library of VR-based activities and experiences, the REAL Immersive System platform is comprised of two product solutions: REAL y-Series for clinical rehabilitation and REAL i-Series for wellness. The need for innovative rehabilitation therapy has never been greater.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Healthcare Hospitals 97

Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Thammasat Thammarak Center, the elderly care arm of Thammasat University Hospital, provides geriatric services, including OPD, daycare, rehabilitation, long-term care, intermediate care and palliative care.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Qualifying conditions could also include heart failure, asthma, pneumonia, soft tissue infections gastroenteritis or dehydration.

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Hospitals Rehabilitation Telemedicine Quality of Care 279

HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2022

Cardiac rehabilitation is indicated following a heart attack, heart surgery (stent placement, coronary artery bypass surgery, or valvular surgery) as well as for patients who chronically manage congestive heart failure or stable angina. Recora is redesigning heart health, beginning with cardiac recovery.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Nursing Hospitals 98

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

– Vivalink has announced a new study of cardiac rehabilitation clinicians that reveals the current landscape of remote patient monitoring technology (RPM) in their field, with some pretty incredible results, including: – 65% of cardiac rehab clinicians started using RPM within the last 1-2 years. Did it work well for them?

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The new and modified sections of the IRF-PAI, effective October 1, 2023 proposed for the IRF QRP in the FY 2023 IRF PPS Proposed Rule (CMS-1767-P), can be found in the Downloads section on the IRF-PAI and IRF-PAI Manual webpage. The direct link to the draft 31-page IRF-PAI v4.1

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 4, 2024

Mary and Elizabeth Hospital and the Jewish Hospital Physician Group in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as president of Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital in the same city. “My Parobek’s career also includes leadership positions at St. My wife and I are thrilled to have the chance to return to north central Ohio,” Parobek said.

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Hospitals Rehabilitation Healthcare 98

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That’s especially true for rehabilitative therapy groups, where patients may have two to three visits per week, generating a claim for each appointment. That was the case when Integrated Rehabilitation Group (IRG), a 40-location physical therapy group based in the Northwest, implemented a text-to-pay solution at the start of 2023.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Integration Healthcare 59

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

NeuroReality is based on the concept of neuroplasticity and other neuroscientific principles as well as gamification, AI, and paradigms from conventional rehabilitation to rewire the brain, creating new pathways so patients can relearn how to engage in activities they did prior to injury.

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Meditech

JULY 26, 2023

They remain an independent rural healthcare system with a thriving 40-bed acute care hospital, five outreach medical centers, two rehabilitation centers, an assisted living facility, and retail pharmacy spaces, and they’re continuing to grow and expand.

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Nordic

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most of us are familiar with the concept of rehabilitation. After a surgery or an injury, a patient typically works with a physical or occupational therapist to try to regain previous functionality or, at the very least, learn to minimize deficits. By definition, rehab occurs after some sort of insult has already happened to us.

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Rehabilitation 57

Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2022

The surgical pre-rehabilitation programme dubbed My Prehab was developed in partnership with Health Translation SA, The Hospital Research Foundation, and healthcare tech company Personify Care. The Central Adelaide Local Health Network has launched a new digital programme which aims to help make a patient fit for surgery.

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Meditech

AUGUST 3, 2021

At Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital , we provide an array of services that include highly coordinated rehabilitation and medical care as well as comprehensive interdisciplinary therapies. Because the care we deliver is so specialized, we often find ourselves thinking outside the box.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Serving veterans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from its 70 offices, the organization develops training and career services, works on accessibility in public buildings and spaces and provides health and rehabilitation opportunities.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Despite evidence that integrated COPD care can reduce 30-day hospital readmissions by as much as 57 percent, and that pulmonary rehabilitation can reduce COPD costs by as much as $650 per week, patients lack meaningful access.

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