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  • Part B Reimbursement Changes: What You Need to Know

    March 18, 2020 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services
    In late 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the Physician Fee Schedule for this calendar year, which includes several updates and changes to the provision, payment and paperwork related to Medicare Part B Physical Therapy services. These changes included new rules that have already gone into effect earlier this year, and for new initiatives coming in 2021 and 2022. Read Full Post
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  • JAMA Study Findings: IRFs Best Setting for Patients Recovering from Stroke

    December 18, 2019 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services
    A recent study conducted by the University of Texas Medical Branch adds to the research indicating that inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) are the best possible post-acute care option for patients who have suffered a stroke. Read Full Post
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  • An Alternative to Opioids – Physical Therapy as Means to Treat Chronic Pain

    November 16, 2018 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services
    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
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  • Plan to Correct Medicare Therapy Coverage Misconception Approved By Judge

    February 9, 2017 By Kindred Rehabilitation Services

    A recent ruling attempts to change the perception that beneficiaries are only eligible for therapy coverage if their health is improving. The ruling is related to a 2013 settlement that established that improvement is not one of the criteria for coverage.

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  • PT Month: Keeping up with the Changing Times

    October 31, 2016 By Kindred Rehabilitation Services

    To all of our highly trained PTs and PTAs leading our clinical programs, we say thank you and happy PT Month!

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  • New Study Shows Physical Therapy Benefits COPD Patients

    July 29, 2016 By Kindred Rehabilitation Services

    Research scientists at the University of Granada and the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada showed that a brief physical therapy program (between seven and 10 days) can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

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  • When to See a Physical Therapist

    October 23, 2015 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services
    It's easy to forget that physical therapists do much more that treat patients who've suffered an accident or injury. Read Full Post
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  • Medicare’s Proposed Changes to Prosthetics Reimbursement Draws Concern

    October 7, 2015 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services

    Medicare has proposed narrower requirements for reimbursements of lower limb prosthetics in an effort to curb fraud, but some in the amputee community worry that the new guidelines would hinder access to artificial limbs.

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  • Prerehabilitation for Cancer Treatment May Improve Patients’ Endurance and Long-Term Physical Functioning

    August 14, 2015 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services

    Early research suggests that rehabilitation before cancer treatment can prepare the body for treatment and minimize some long-term effects, reports Kaiser Health News. According to a study published last year in the journal Anesthesiology, patients who receive prerehab for cancer treatment may be able to return to regular physical functioning more quickly than patients who do not.

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    from → Occupational Therapy, Patient Care, Physical Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology
  • Kevin’s Story of Rehab Recovery After Welding Accident

    July 24, 2015 By Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services

    Each of us starts the workday with a general idea of how the day is going to go. But Kevin, a young man working at a factory in Texas, went in to work one morning not knowing that his life was about to change. When a crane mat was not securely fastened and toppled over in an accident at a welding factory, Kevin was crushed and severely injured.

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