A Note from Carmen 4th Quarter 2015 VOL. TWO ISSUE #4 Carmen Vitton, M.S. CCC-SLP Chief Operating Officer Clinical Fieldwork and Intern Supervisor Recognition Program Coming in 2016 Rehab Synergies values our Clinical Fieldwork Supervisors; we understand that there is a time and energy commitment involved when our Team Members agree to give back to their profession through Student or Internship supervision. We also recognize that through daily on-site supervision of a student, a Clinical Fieldwork or Intern Supervisor will develop their clinical teaching skills while gaining basic supervisory responsibilities, including establishing and communicating expectations, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and performance evaluations. Through our commitments to Colleges and Universities in and surrounding Texas, Rehab Synergies now enjoys relationships with over 35 educational institutions. In order to acknowledge this mutual opportunity, Rehab Synergies would like to honor each Clinical Fieldwork Supervisor, at the conclusion of a student’s fieldwork in 2016, by paying for their state license fees and provide their department with access to instructional tools and resources as indicated. Each Clinical Fieldwork Supervisor will also receive a gift-card for use at our Rehab Synergies Uniform Store, and certificate of recognition and professional development units toward their designated professional association. Some colleges and universities also offer free or discounted education as an incentive for Clinical Fieldwork Supervisors. Together, we can create a model program for supporting students in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Congratulations to our Leadership Awards Recipients: Excellence in Education: Varney Karnley, PTA Rosenberg Health & Rehab Education: Art Pescalia, PTA, Heritage House of Paris Documentation: Purnananda Kar, Advanced Healthcare of Garland (not pictured) Programming: Jessica Harvey, COTA, Willows of Kilgore REHAB ROCKS Patterson Medical was on-site in Greenville in September to provide Smart Handle training to help our therapists improve efficacy of resistance exercises through technology that measures patient's peak performance! Rehab Synergies recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary. We would like to thank Advanced Healthcare Solutions, our Care Partners and especially our Team Members for making our first 5 years a great success. We have expanded to providing therapy services to 51 Skilled Nursing Facilities, 28 Outpatient Therapy locations as well as providing therapy services in the Home Health Setting. Wow! What a ride!
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A Note from Carmen
4th Quarter 2015 VOL. TWO ISSUE #4
Carmen Vitton, M.S. CCC-SLP
Chief Operating Officer
Clinical Fieldwork and Intern Supervisor Recognition Program Coming in 2016
Rehab Synergies values our Clinical Fieldwork Supervisors; we understand that
there is a time and energy commitment involved when our Team Members agree to
give back to their profession through Student or Internship supervision. We also
recognize that through daily on-site supervision of a student, a Clinical Fieldwork
or Intern Supervisor will develop their clinical teaching skills while gaining basic
supervisory responsibilities, including establishing and communicating
expectations, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and performance
evaluations.
Through our commitments to Colleges and Universities in and surrounding Texas,
Rehab Synergies now enjoys relationships with over 35 educational institutions. In
order to acknowledge this mutual opportunity, Rehab Synergies would like to
honor each Clinical Fieldwork Supervisor, at the conclusion of a student’s
fieldwork in 2016, by paying for their state license fees and provide their
department with access to instructional tools and resources as indicated. Each
Clinical Fieldwork Supervisor will also receive a gift-card for use at our Rehab
Synergies Uniform Store, and certificate of recognition and professional
development units toward their designated professional association. Some colleges
and universities also offer free or discounted education as an incentive for Clinical
Fieldwork Supervisors. Together, we can create a model program for supporting
students in Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Congratulations to our Leadership Awards Recipients: Excellence in Education: Varney Karnley, PTA Rosenberg Health & Rehab Education: Art Pescalia, PTA, Heritage House of Paris Documentation: Purnananda Kar, Advanced Healthcare of Garland (not pictured) Programming: Jessica Harvey, COTA, Willows of Kilgore
REHAB ROCKS
Patterson Medical was on-site in Greenville
in September to provide Smart Handle
training to help our therapists improve
efficacy of resistance exercises through
technology that measures patient's peak
performance!
Rehab Synergies recently
celebrated our 5 year anniversary.
We would like to thank
Advanced Healthcare Solutions,
our Care Partners and especially
our Team Members for making
our first 5 years a great success.
We have expanded to providing
therapy services to 51 Skilled
Nursing Facilities, 28 Outpatient
Therapy locations as well as
providing therapy services in the
Home Health Setting.
Wow! What a ride!
Rehab Synergies was recently selected
as a finalist for the Texas Tech Titan
“Technology Adapter Award” by the
Metroplex Technology Business
Council. We were featured in the
Dallas Business Journal and attended a
Gala in honor of all finalists.
Thank you to all of you for your
support in making this happen!
SNF-REHAB PROVIDERS
UTILIZING ACP’S INTEGRATED CLINICAL PROGRAMS
DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON QUALITY INDICTORS USED IN
CMS 5 STAR RATINGS
A recent analysis of CMS’s quality indicator data used in their 5-Star Rating System showed that rehab providers partnering with Accelerated Care Plus (ACP) performed 11% better in the Quality Measures directly used to influence a SNF’s 5-Star rating.
Findings included significant improvement in the areas of Pain, Wounds, Falls, and Activities of Daily Living. The analysis indicated that facilities partnering with ACP had 30% fewer short stay patients reporting moderate to severe pain and 20% fewer long stay patients reporting moderate to severe pain. ACP facilities had 24% fewer patients with increased need for assistance with ADLs during their stay, and 22% fewer high-risk ,long stay patients with pressure ulcers. Further, ACP facilities had 8% fewer falls involving injuries.
Rehab Synergies is proud to partner with ACP and is dedicated to providing the highest quality
of care to our patients, utilizing ACP’s 33 different evidence-based clinical programs!
Texas Implements the Medicare-Medicaid Program
(MMP) in Partnership with Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) established a federal-state partnership to implement the Texas Dual Eligibles. The Texas Dual Eligibles program promotes an integrated care demonstration model to better serve individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (Medicare-Medicaid enrollees). The objective of the MMP program is to improve the beneficiary experience in accessing services through:
the coordination of care Improvement in ccess to care Increased a primary care visits Increased unnecessary Emergency Room visits Reduction in the need for in-patient hospital care and Reduction in
institutional care person-centered care Promotion of independence in the community Promotion of Achieve cost savings for the State and Federal ment of
Government through improvements in care coordination Improve the quality of services ment in Eliminat cost shifting between Medicare and Medicaid ion of
Who is included in the MMP program?
Age 21 or older who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid The address of record is within one of the demonstration
counties: o Bexar-EFFECTIVE 8/1/2015 o El Paso-EFFECTIVE 8/1/2015 o Harris-EFFECTIVE 9/1/2015 o Hidalgo-EFFECTIVE 10/1/2015 o Dallas-EFFECTIVE 10/1/2015 o Tarrant-EFFECTIVE 10/1/2015
Human Resources Corner By Julia Sisk
As we approach the Holiday Season, our stress levels tend to increase, which can have a negative affect on your work performance and your quality of life. Here are a few tips to manage stress daily. SLEEP WELL SMILE PLAN YOUR DAY EAT HEALTHY LAUGH STRETCH WALK AROUND STAY HYDRATED LEARN TO SAY ‘NO’
Everything will be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, then it’s not the end.
HEALTHCARE NEWS
Tech Titans Awards
Rehab Synergies is proud to welcome our newest facilities to the Rehab Synergies
family!
Wesley Woods Healthcare Center in Waco, Texas
Windcrest Healthcare Center in Abilene, Texas
Superior Rehab and Nursing Center in Superior, Wisconsin
William attended North Central Texas College in Denton/Corinth
and obtained a degree in Applied Science/Occupational Therapy.
He has had the opportunity to work in various populations,
including pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics. William has provided
services in a vast array of practice settings, including: In-Patient
Acute Care, Home Health, Out-Patient, and Schools and has
achieved certification in various specialty areas of Rehabilitation
including: Job Description Development, Ergonomics, Work
Hardening, Work Conditioning, FCE/Work Capacity Evaluation,
Work Simulation, and Strain/Counterstrain Techniques (Jones
Institute). He enjoys spending time with his two sons, ages twelve
and six. William enjoys taking joy rides in his hot rod, weekend get-
aways, flea markets, theater, and dancing.
Q&A With William
What do you like best about Rehab Synergies? I can honestly say
that Rehab Synergies has some of the strongest Clinical Support I’ve
seen, and continuously strives to be innovative in their approach to
Rehabilitation.
What’s one tip you have for therapists in our company to help
them be more successful? Everyone needs to be Mentors of their
profession/discipline: we can ALL learn from one another!
What’s your favorite quote? “The foundation stones for success are
honesty, character, integrity, faith, love, and loyalty.” – Zig Ziglar
What’s one thing that people don’t know about you? I’ve been
paralyzed from the neck down, two different times in my life, with
recovery each time.
VOL. TWO ISSUE #4
REHAB ROCKS
MEET THE DIRECTOR
William Leonard , COTA
Ad vanced Healt hcare
and Rehab o f Bow ie
REHAB SYNERGIES EXPANDS SERVICE
DELIVERY TO HOME HEALTH SETTING Rehab Synergies announces the addition of our
Director of Home Health, Shelli Martinez, LVN.
Rehab Synergies Home Health division officially
kicked off on October 1, 2015. Rehab Synergies is
now able to provide continuity of care to the
community level so our patients can rest assured their
therapy needs are met upon their discharge home until
they are able to return to us for Outpatient.
Integrating this next step not only helps the patient but
the family as well by taking one less worry away from
decisions to make regarding therapy needs. We
currently serve Bowie, Greenville, Vernon and the
DFW markets. Team members interested in being a
part of the patient’s continuum of care should contact
Shelli with their Home Health availability. Home
Health allows flexible scheduling and increases the
therapist’s awareness of the environmental factors a
patient has to master in order to live in the home
independently. The Home Health Setting helps provide
According to the CDC, among U.S. adults aged 65 and older, over 50% report regular episodes of urinary incontinence. Needless to say, incontinence impacts a very large sector of the geriatric population. Thus, the rehab professional should
be adequately trained in reducing the risk factors for incontinence, when possible:
• Decreased mobility • Decreased sensation • Pelvic floor muscle disuse atrophy • Impaired cognition • Recurrence of UTIs • Being overweight • History of diabetes • History of neurological disease
At Rehab Synergies, helping our patient’s achieve the highest level of functional independence is our ultimate goal! That’s why our CE contest this month is dedicated to addressing the risk factors that contribute to incontinence among adults.
By participating in the contest, you could win a $50 gift card.
Pick a course below, complete a course, and you could… win a $50 gift card!
Positioning Clients with High Tone 2 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA* Geriatric Seating 2 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA* Understanding Dementia in the Geriatric Population 3 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP* Maximizing the Team Approach for Neuro Rehabilitation 3 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP, RN* Functional Electrical Stimulation For Patients With Neurological Deficits: Recovery of Function 4 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA* The ABC's of Home Modification for Patients with Physical and Neurological Disabilities 5 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA* Positioning and Wheelchair Adaptations: A Practical Hands-On Approach 7 Contact Hours PT, PTA, OT, OTA*
At the end of the month, the names of all of the therapists who have completed one or more courses (above) will be compiled together and a winner will be drawn.
$250 Grand Prize Will Be Announced Next Month!
At the end of year, the facility team to complete the most courses will win a $250 Grand Prize. If you haven’t participated in the monthly contest, it’s not too late. Your entire team could win $250, so get going on those CEs!
