Supplement-Rehab Continuum Report 1999 Index
December 1, 1999 5 minutes read
Supplement-Rehab Continuum Report 1999 Index
Accreditation
CARF, Joint Commission expand accreditation pact, FEB:25
Combined CARF-JCAHO survey now a reality, MAY:68
Charts and tools
Cardiac rehab questionnaire, MAY:insert
Clinical pathway physician's order, JAN:insert
Expanding the continuum of care: the make vs. buy decision, OCT:insert
Interdisciplinary peer review form, AUG:insert
Patient satisfaction questionnaire, MAY:insert
Productivity quiz, APR:insert
Total joint replacement for hip or knee clinical pathway, JAN:insert
Treatment form, SEP:120
Treatment plan, progress summary and discharge summary database, SEP:121
Cost-saving strategies
Electronic medical record can save millions, SEP:119
Electronic medical record databases in a nutshell, SEP:123
Day treatment
Adult day center serves variety of ages, diagnoses, FEB:23
CARF adult day program conferences, FEB:18
Day program gets elderly patients out of the house, FEB:24
Neurology day treatment helps avoid long-term care, FEB:20
Neurology day treatment program includes cohesive treatment team, FEB:21
Services ranging from treatment to day care attract payers, patients, FEB:17
Depression treatment
Depression can affect patient's progress, NOV:137
Experts offer tips on treating depression, NOV:139
Efficiency measures
Combined form saves time for staff, patients, JUN:80
Patients bypass admitting, go directly to rooms, JAN:15
Training video saves time, reinforces teaching, MAR:39
Falls programs
Program reduced incidences of patient falls, DEC:149
Reduce patients' fear of falling, DEC:152
Try these tips on reducing falls and fear of falling, DEC:153
Financial issues
BBA means lost jobs, lost revenue, studies find, JUL:84
Create a rehab consortium to improve patient base, DEC:157
Using the episode-of-care approach to billing, JUN:73
HCFA policies
Agencies using OASIS despite HCFA delay, JUL:83
Cardiac rehab hit with stricter supervisory rules, MAY:64
GAO report discovers nursing home shortfalls, JUN:75
Rehab groups still protesting outpatient cap, MAY:57
Support mounts for FIM-FRG system, AUG:104
Infection control
Rehab infection control protocol, AUG:105
Innovative projects
'Rehab in the park' offers break from the routine, FEB:26
Restaurant helps fitness clients stay on track, APR:52
Rural patients benefit from community outings, APR:50
Marketing strategies
Focus rehab marketing on prevention, not illness, OCT:133
Market rehab services through partnership with health clubs, DEC:155
Outcomes
Combining databases is not a difficult task, JAN:8
FIM gains: One rehab center's success story, JUL:89
Group involvement key to monitoring outcomes, MAY:60
Industry group calls for better outcomes measures, APR:46
Link outcomes, cost, satisfaction to create efficiency, JAN:7
Outcomes data can convince payers, referral sources of the value of cardiac rehabilitation programs, MAR:33
QI projects coordinated throughout the continuum, JAN:9
Rehab hospital measures functional independence, MAY:61
Use outcomes, service to chart improvement, JUL:88
Partnerships
Advantages of linking with integrated delivery system (IDS), APR:44
Avoiding pitfalls along service expansion path, OCT:128
Joint venture builds on partners' strengths, OCT:127
Partnerships can grow your business, OCT:125
Patient satisfaction
Agency raises patient satisfaction rating, wins award, MAY:59
Consumerism: How customer-friendly are you? SEP:115
Give rehab patients their say to raise satisfaction, MAY:62
Prospective payment system
Details of rehab PPS still sketchy, MAR:29
Empower staff as part of transition to PPS, NOV:145
Focus on process improvements to survive IPS, PPS, JUL:87
HCFA chooses per-discharge system for PPS, SEP:109
HCFA letter on PPS methodology, SEP:110
HCFA still weighing PPS methodology, JUN:74
Industry groups still seeking PPS formula, JUL:85
It's time to start reorganizing therapy department for PPS, NOV:143
NovaCare study shows post-PPS FIM decline, JUL:91
PPS clouds future of skilled nursing as hospitals anticipate losing millions, JUN:69
PPS guide to government guidelines, NOV:142
Prospective pay formula debate continues, MAY:58
Prospective payment system for rehab enters new stage of development, JAN:1
Rehab could learn from home health industry's experience, JUL:81
Rehab prospective pay inches closer to reality, APR:48
Research will decide resources for rehab, JAN:3
Tips for surviving PPS, JUN:71
Quality improvement
Extended therapy hours maximize patient gains, MAR:31
Patients receive individual therapy on weekends, MAR:32
Post-90 hip fracture patients spring back well, AUG:107
Translating numbers into useful information, APR:47
Reimbursement
Cut out middleman through direct contracting, MAY:64
Doing more with less: Facilities cope with declining reimbursements, APR:41
Giving details to payers enhances relationship, FEB:22
Know how to play direct contracting game, MAY:66
Practitioners adapt to realities of managed care, APR:44
Rehab hospital develops global pricing programs, JUN:74
Try bundled arrangements, JUN:72
Specialty programs
Cardiac rehab adds value to your rehab continuum, MAR:38
Cardiac rehab focuses on prevention, home exercise, MAR:37
Joint replacement critical pathway, JAN:14
Joint replacement rehab stays on track with pathway, JAN:13
Office campus event takes a lot of planning, FEB:28
Pain management program includes use of magnets, DEC:159
Post-stroke survival for baby boomers, APR:49
Wound program can boost revenue, patient care, JUN:76
Wound care program improves with teamwork, JUN:78
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injured need longer LOS in rehab, SEP:117
Staffing issues
Are private therapists doomed to extinction? JUL:95
Foreign therapists may flood U.S. market, OCT:135
Gripes turn to gratitude over staff evaluations, OCT:130
Master's requirements for future OTs likely, AUG:106
Motivating employees in era of Chicken Little, JUL:86
OTs make more money, work harder, MAY:63
Telemedicine
Lowdown on costs of telemedicine, MAY:55
Rutgers research aims to bring telerehab home, MAY:56
Telerehabilitation is part of future of rehab, Sept:112
Using telemedicine to overcome distance barriers, MAY:53
Traumatic brain injury services
CDC releases analysis of TBI statistics, AUG:100
Panel answers questions about TBI, rehabilitation, AUG:103
South Carolina hospital has thriving TBI program, AUG:97
TBI survivor beats odds, becomes peer counselor, AUG:101
Y2K issues
Develop contingency plan for potential Y2K problems, JAN:11
Health care Y2K resource book is now available, AUG:108
Here's list of equipment that may be affected by Y2K, JAN:5
Make backup copies of patient data, JAN:12
New manual can steer you through Y2K, MAY:67
Pay attention to details in your contingency plan, JAN:12
Steps for making equipment Y2K-compliant, JAN:6
Y2K problems possible with biomedical equipment, JAN:4
Y2K work moving slowly for health industry, MAY:67
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