Rehab Continuum Report Archives – November 1, 2004
November 1, 2004
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Special Report: Focusing on Performance - Don’t just collect data — improve outcomes with process improvement
While all rehab facilities regularly check process data, the odds are that very few are using the information as effectively as they could with regard to performance improvements. -
Special Report: Focusing on Performance - Rehab facility improved its discharges home rate
When administrators at one New Jersey rehab facility noticed a drop in discharge disposition to home, they decided to implement their process improvement strategy to improve this trend. -
Special Report: Focusing on Performance - Rehab hospital revamps its admissions process
It only took one patients complaint about the inpatient admissions process for a rehab hospital to make changes that have cut the admissions process by two hours per patient and resulted in a net savings. -
Special Report: Focusing on Performance - Rehab provider uses data to improve it PPS system
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute of Edison, NJ, has spent the last several years improving its data collection and staff education to improve its prospective payment system process. -
Simple strategies can reduce falls and liability
Slips, trips, and falls happen in any health care setting, and they can be enormously expensive. The good news is you can sharply reduce those accidents by aggressively employing some rather simple strategies. -
Top 10 strategies for reducing slips and falls
Experts say these are the top 10 strategies for reducing slips, trips, falls, and the associated liability. -
Procedures to follow when your staff witness a fall
Ruth M. Maher, director of physical therapy at HyOx Medical Treatment Center in Marietta, GA, suggests training employees to immediately note the following information after a fall.