Rock Health’s fourth national consumer survey on digital health adoption and sentiments in 2018 included more than 4,000 U.S. adults and found that 89% of respondents used at least one digital health tool, up from 80% in 2015. Moreover, respondents reported using wearable technology – for example, the Apple Watch – to perform tasks that are health condition-related at a faster rate than fitness-related. Read Full Post

Patient engagement is especially critical in rehabilitation, but can technology drive greater engagement and thus improve functional measures?  Read Full Post

Kindred Healthcare engages in joint venture (JV) arrangements with some of the nation’s leading health systems, such as UC Davis, UW Health, University Hospitals in Cleveland, Dignity Health, and Mercy Health Network, in order to drive efficiencies and clinical integration in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Read Full Post

2018 was full of often-conflicting healthcare news. Despite the noise, what truly matters for your rehab program as you look ahead to 2019? Read Full Post

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) chose October – which is National Physical Therapy Month – to remind caregivers and the general public that physical therapy remains a safe and effective alternative to opioids for the treatment of chronic pain. Read Full Post

Dr. Richard Deming is the Medical Director at Mercy Medical Center’s Cancer Center. He’s used to being the doctor, not needing the doctor. Read about the cycling crash that almost Read Full Post

This is the second in a two-part series breaking down everything you need to know about quality clinical outcomes and the move to value-based care.

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This is the first in a two-part series breaking down everything you need to know about quality clinical outcomes and the move to value-based care.

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Many factors influence the success of a patient’s transition from one healthcare setting to another, but few have the impact of a trusted partnership between different providers in different settings. Read Full Post

On July 31, 2018, the IRF Final Rule was issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which will take effect FY 2020. In addition to the updates to IRF payment rates and other measures designed to streamline care and reduce inefficiencies, one of the most important takeaways from the Final Rule relates to the removal of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) Instrument and Associated Function Modifiers from the IRF-Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) and Refinements to the Case Mix Classification System. Read Full Post