Each year, we feature our quality outcomes by the numbers in the Kindred Healthcare Quality and Social Responsibility Report to demonstrate the success of our therapy and rehab’s critical role in the care continuum.

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed (92-8) a permanent “Doc Fix” – officially known as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. This comes on the heels of the House passing the same bill with strong bipartisan support late last month. Now, with the President indicating he will quickly sign the measure, the bill will soon become law.

After discharge, there are times when our patients want to maximize the success of their rehabilitation by having continued access to the state-of-the-art equipment that helped them recover. A therapy maintenance program can be a great way for orthopedic patients to continue self-care and preserve regained function on one’s own time, under the supervision and counsel of trained therapists.

The Smart Moves wellness program from RehabCare enables our partner facilities to offer the services and guidance that aging adults need to stay active and independent, with or without chronic disease.

Consistent with prior years’ budget proposals, the 2016 plan seeks to pay for some of the unrelated priorities through cuts to healthcare. Rather than pursue reimbursement cuts to fund unrelated legislative proposals, as the President’s budget appears to do, Kindred and RehabCare support progressive patient-centered policy development that focuses on patient need and integrated care rather than artificial caps on services.

Highlighting quality outcomes is essential to demonstrate functional improvement of patients. Download RehabCare’s white paper, The Importance of Clinical Outcomes in Rehab Programs: Today and in the Age of Healthcare Reform, for free.

As a participant of the marcus evans National Healthcare CXO Summit Spring 2015, Jason Zachariah, Senior Vice President, Operations, Hospital Rehabilitation Services for RehabCare recently discussed the value of rehab in the hospital setting ahead of next year’s summit.

Tomorrow, October 15, RehabCare will present a webinar about MedSurg and early mobilization as part of Modern Healthcare’s day-long “Building Tomorrow’s Delivery Model” conference. Take the opportunity to join our webinar and learn more about MedSurg patients and therapy goals.

Together with Modern Healthcare, RehabCare is presenting a webinar on October 15 as part of the day-long “Building Tomorrow’s Delivery Model” conference. Please join us on Wednesday, October 15, beginning at 9:30 AM Eastern Time.

PEPPER reports were issued last fall by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to highlight areas in which facilities are at risk for improper Medicare reimbursement. Have you accessed yours?