Facing an average 9 percent cut in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1734-F), outpatient physical and occupational therapists, as well as speech-language pathologists, received a “raise” with some financial relief from Congress…
During COVID-19 and beyond, digital care tools like telehealth, home exercise programs, and patient education can help healthcare organizations expand access to care, improve patient engagement and satisfaction, and drive superior outcomes while keeping costs…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Upstream Rehabilitation implemented telehealth visits company-wide to ensure continuity of care for patients who were homebound. Months later, we sat down with Krisi Probert, Executive Vice President and…
What would you say if your patient told you that speech therapy is “boring” and “holds no value”?I had a home health patient tell me that years ago, and his words were motivating enough for…
In a recent MedBridge blog post, Dr. Chad Cook quoted a Lancet study: “Despite an investment of millions of dollars and thousands of studies examining best treatment approaches, we’ve plateaued in our efforts of improving…
