Rehab Continuum Report Archives – February 1, 2003
February 1, 2003
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How will you measure up to the new CARF accreditation standards?
Starting July 1, all organizations accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) must meet a new set of standards, regardless of what area of rehabilitation they are involved in. The new standards put a greater emphasis on business practices such as risk management, insurance, and performance issues, as well as on corporate citizenship. -
These CARF standards take effect July 1
Not only are CARFs new manuals blended to be useful to each type of rehab facility, but there also are new standards in each area. -
Health care gearing up for smallpox vaccination
The first stage of smallpox vaccination has begun, even before the doses are released or a final plan formulated. Across the country, hospitals are educating health care workers about smallpox and the vaccinia vaccine. -
Patients want quality, quantity time with PTs
Conventional wisdom and indeed, much literature supports the idea that satisfied patients are impressed with short waiting times, good parking, convenient locations, and sophisticated equipment. But a new study looking at patient satisfaction with physical therapy clinics found that what patients really care about is the quality and quantity of time they spend with their therapist. -
Here are the top 10 ways to satisfy PT patients
The following items from a patient survey instrument created and copyrighted by MedRisk, Inc., had the highest correlation to patients overall satisfaction and desire to return to the physical therapy facility: -
Joint Commission looking for outcomes measurement
Patient education managers should make outcomes measurement a high priority, says Barbara Moore, MPA, CPHQ, an instructor at the Amarillo (TX) Veterans Affairs Health Care System. These measurements are important when seeking funding for a new program or resources as well as renewed funding. -
Theme days fight stress inexpensively, easily
Thomas Jefferson said we have an inalienable right to pursue happiness, but for many people that pursuit doesnt take place at work. Unless, of course, you happen to work at Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, the comprehensive rehabilitation facility founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs, GA. -
Licit drugs a threat to worker wellness
An exclusive focus on illicit drug use by employees is causing the nations health professionals to overlook another major threat to worker health and safety: licit drug use.