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Enhancing Physical Therapy With Artificial Intelligence

HIT Consultant

In a profession like physical therapy, which at its core is grounded in empathy and patient rapport, the impact of such a future becomes amplified. And its current advancements simply cannot be ignored, even in physical therapy. Can AI actually benefit physical therapy and its clinicians?

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Study Finds Change Of Ownership May Impact Quality Of Home Health Care

Home Health Care

Medicare-certified home health agencies are increasingly facing ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce and quality of care. There was also a reduction in per-visit minutes for patients, down 5% for skilled nursing, 3% for physical therapy and 11% for home health aide care.

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AI-powered cognitive priming helps one PT clinic improve care and boost its bottom line

Healthcare It News

"Often, patients feel a lack of engagement with physical therapy and dread coming in to exercise or move in ways they find boring," Mastenbrook explained. "Aspects of traditional physical therapy often feel vanilla, cookie-cutter and lacking personalization," he continued.

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Study: In-Home Outpatient PT Reduces Costs By 52% Compared To Traditional Home Health Services

Home Health Care

A new study from the on-demand physical therapy company Luna found that in-home outpatient PT models can reduce costs by 52% compared to traditional home health services for total knee and hip replacements. Home health has a very important value,” Palak Shah, Luna’s co-founder and head of clinical services, told Home Health Care News.

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A Practical Approach to CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures

Readiness Rounds

Let’s explore how your hospital can effectively meet these new requirements and enhance outcomes for older patients by integrating the CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures into your care model. Comprehensive care approaches address the multifaceted needs of elderly patients, fostering holistic well-being.

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6 Healthcare Trends Impacting Medical Practices in 2023

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – AdvancedMD , a provider of cloud healthcare software for independent medical, mental health, and physical therapy practices, announced today the top six healthcare trends that will have the biggest impact on physicians and medical offices in 2023.

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Care coordination: What's needed to succeed with accountable care and home health?

Healthcare It News

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. In the home, all those different services need to be coordinated a la carte. This is hard to do.