Symptomless CVAs? By Lisa Harvey, M.S./CCC-SLP, Documentation Review Resource A pattern that our PDPM deep diving partners have found is hospital document and/or therapy documentation that reports a history of CVA that then goes…nowhere. Despite this history, no residual speech,…
Submitted by Tamala Sammons, M.A., CCC-SLP, Therapy Resource, Flagstone, Pennant, Sunstone, Milestone, Endura, Monument Vital signs are the objective measurements of temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure as a clinical means to assess general health. Additionally, many include Pain and…
Submitted by Brian del Poso, OTR/L, CHC, RAC-CT, Therapy Resource As you all know and have heard, our organization considers itself a “leadership development company that happens to be in healthcare,” and we are always looking to develop the best…
By Lisa Harvey, M.S./CCC-SLP, Documentation Review Resource Of the many exciting and challenging things our therapy teams look forward to doing every day, it is probably safe to assume documentation is not at the top of anybody’s list! Yet, in…
Submitted by Cory Robertson, Therapy Resource, Idaho Did you know that electrical stimulation can be used for more than a really fun demonstration in high school physiology class? Yes, it is great for that, but the evidence-based applications of electrical…
By Kelly Alvord, Therapy Resource – Sunstone Goal of the Waiver: To keep beds open at the hospitals for more critical patients Three things to consider to skill in place; however, please refer to our Ensign Affiliates Skill In Place…
By Jack Rolfe, PT, MNA, CHC, RAC-CT, Senior Compliance Partner for Utah Jack Rolfe is also the Founder and CEO of the School of Life Foundation (http://schooloflifefoundation.org/index.html). This 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a mission to increase high school graduation rates.…
By Shelby Donahoo, M.S., OTR/L, Therapy Resource – Bandera We all experience day-to-day (or minute-to-minute!) changes in staffing these days. Pueblo Springs in Tucson, Arizona, found themselves suddenly without a wound nurse for an indefinite time due to illness. With…
By Ryan Porritt, OT, Orem Rehabilitation & Nursing, Orem, UT Occupational Therapy (OT) used non-pharmaceutical mindfulness-based interventions (HeartMath and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to support a patient while the physician reduced anxiety medication that she had been on for years.…
By JB Chua, DOR, PT, CEEAA, Summerfield Healthcare, Santa Rosa, CA “If you play for the name in front of the jersey, then everybody will remember the name on the back.” — Sherwood Bassin I did a book…