Guest guest Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hi! I wanted to find out if theres a way to get an email listing of PT, OT and ST's for promoting therapy related events. Thanks! K , PT Therapeutic interventions of West Fl, Inc. Clearwater, Fl On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:56 PM, " Butterfield B " wrote: > Hi , > > I also work at a CAH that has a very small PT > department. (4 therapists) We cover Saturday's and have CNA's follow > through on Sunday on rehab plan of care. We have garden variety post op > THA/TKR, CVA's, deconditioning, post op trauma etc. It would be > interesting to see some longitudinal studies comparing length of stays > for patients that received five day week PT services versus 7 day/weeks > services. It would also be neat to see length of stay for total joint > replacements in a CAH versus a SNF. I truly wonder if the weekend > coverage would show a shorter length of stay. I am guessing the > reimbursement model would be the driving force affecting length of stay. > > > > > Have a good one, > > > > Mike > > > > Mike Butterfield OTR/L > > Director of Rehabilitation Services > > Penobscot Valley Hospital > > Lincoln, Maine 04457 > > tel: > > > > ________________________________ > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On > Behalf Of bmoody@... > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:29 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: {Disarmed} Weekend Policy for Critical Access > Hospitals > > > > > > I work in a critical access hospital and we currently provide physical > therapy coverage 7 days a week. We do not see any post-op orthopedic > cases, and rarely see any acute care patients that would be adversely > affected by PT coverage offered 5 days a week. What are other critical > access hospitals doing regarding PT coverage on the weekends? I would > love to see some of your policies if you would be willing to share. > Thanks!! > > Moody, PT > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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