Rehab Continuum Report Archives – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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CMS makes few changes in final 75% rule despite numerous protests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services promised to take a fresh look at the 75% rule when it released the proposed changes to the rule in September. -
Rehab hospital program aimed at teen drinkers
If youre anything like the staff at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern, PA, you sometimes despair over senseless accidents that turn healthy young people into your patients. How many of your patients come in with traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries resulting from alcohol-related car accidents? Ever wish you could do something about it? -
Seniors’ wellness program goes beyond exercise
A new comprehensive wellness program put together by two companies with expertise in rehabilitation services and strength training does not leave self-motivation to chance. Instead, the program keeps older adults on the healthy path by addressing their total spiritual, medical, physical, and psychosocial needs. -
Program targets domestic violence
An innovative workplace-based program targeting domestic violence has succeeded in engendering significant change in terms of employee awareness and attitudes, according to an evaluation report from the San Francisco-based Family Violence Prevention Fund. -
Dollars and sense: Making a case for ergonomics
Are you comfortable talking about return on investment? How about loss run analysis? Those business concepts may sound like someone elses job. But if you talk the language of the hospitals financial officers, you may win unprecedented support for your ergonomics program. -
Team nursing improves staff morale, patient care
Do you want to increase satisfaction scores, improve patient care, and boost staff retention all in one shot? Consider switching to a team model of nursing. -
How likely are staff to misidentify patients?
If asked, How do you ensure patients are not mistakenly identified before medications are given? during an accreditation survey, would every nurse in your facility be able to answer the question?