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Even modest meds adherence can be financially transformative for health systems

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Health systems had to navigate two conflicting financial models: fee-for-service, which incentivized volume and procedures, and value-based care, which prioritizes preventive care and keeping patients healthy. Initially, the focus was more on reducing costs than improving patient outcomes. A decade ago, this wasn't possible.

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5 Trends to Watch for Outpatient Therapists in 2025

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On average, experts say it takes a minimum of $400,000 to open a medium-scale physical therapy clinic. Expanding Supportive Care Offerings: Innovative clinics can boost revenue by introducing cash-pay services, such as training programs to prevent injuries or enhance performance.

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AI-powered telehealth improves PT care at Essen Health Care

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Essen Health Care, a medical group in New York City, has a Center of Excellence for Pain with physical therapy, pain specialists, neurology and orthopedic specialists. It serves patients with acute and chronic issues in need of physical therapy. Patients who need physical therapy are referred to an Essen PT center.

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Combatting Physical Therapy Burnout: Can Digital Health Help?

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Patrick Tarnowski, Chief Commercial Officer, OneStep The physical therapy profession, encompassing both Physical Therapists (PTs) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs), is navigating through a period of unprecedented challenge.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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" The pandemic also further reduced access to routine care leading to an increase in preventable complications due to chronic conditions, including emergency room visits, hospitalizations and overall healthcare costs, she added. School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UMPT). MARKETPLACE.

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Fewer Medicare Advantage Plans Are Offering Home-Based Care Services For 2025

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A fall prevention benefit is also offered through many of Aetnas MA plans. Broadly, many of Aetnas offerings, such as fall prevention and the fitness benefit, were designed with the objective to keep seniors in their homes longer. So we set up our programs for annual fall prevention assessments in the home. Can they move?

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Holistic and Seamless: How Health Systems Advocate, Mass General Brigham Are Advancing At-Home Care

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The ideal is that you have these longitudinal plans of care for patients, and you can move them between and among all of our care-at-home platforms to prevent that patient from going back to the hospital, Keefe said. We’re doing virtual physical therapy for these folks. Thats the work that we’re doing.

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