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Scholarly Update Linebarger, MC, Romania, JR, Fink, RB, Bartlett, M, & Schwartz, MF (2008) Building on residual speech: A portable processing prosthesis for aphasia. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 45:9, 1401-1414. Schnur, TT, Schwartz, MF, Kimberg, D., Hirshorn, E, Coslett, HB, Thompson-Schill, SL (2009) Localizing interference during naming: convergent neuroimaging and neuropsychological evidence for the function [...] Jun 15, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter Research Comments (0) Permalink	Open Patient Enrollment for MossRehab Trials ZolpidemPrincipal Investigator: John Whyte, MD, PhD Trial location: MossRehab � This trial seeks to define more precisely the proportion of patients in the vegetative and minimally conscious states (VS/MCS) who have a clinically meaningful response to zolpidem with improvement in their level of consciousness. It will use cutting-edge research methods (functional neuroimaging, event related potentials, [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Gait Inside MossRehab Newsletter Musculoskeletal disorders News Research Spinal cord injury Stroke Comments (0) Permalink
MossRehab Educational Initiatives Educating Physical Therapists At the American Physical Therapy Association annual conference in February, a group of professionals from MossRehab�s Drucker Brain Injury Center shared their expertise with a packed crowd of physical therapists. Clinical Director Thomas Watanabe, MD, along with neurposychologist Claire McGrath, PhD, and physical therapists Carolyn Tassini, PT, and Andrew Packel, PT, delivered [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Education Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Comments (0) Permalink	All About All About Art Every year, MossRehab adorns its walls with hundreds of new artworks by artists with physical disabilities in an exhibition called All About Art at MossRehab. Begun in 1979 by MossRehab and the Friends of Moss Auxiliary, the show was the first of its type in the eastern United States. The hope then, as it is [...] Jun 15, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Comments (0) Permalink
MossRehab Implements New Clinical Ladder Program for Therapists MossRehab has rolled out a newly developed Clinical Ladder Program that supports and promotes speech, occupational, physical, and recreation therapists who want to develop professionally. A Clinical Ladder that recognized years of experience had existed previously, but it did not adequately recognize therapists� accomplishments, areas of expertise or specialization, or their work in the larger [...] Jun 15, 2009 Education Functional Domains & Other Topics Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Physical Therapy Research Comments (0) Permalink	Going Beyond ADA Compliance As a rehabilitation provider, MossRehab is not content to simply comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)�rather, our clinicians are actively involved in conceiving and implementing new ideas for increasing accessibility for our patients. Critiquing Policy In 2007, John Whyte, MD, PhD, director of Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, was a member of a disability [...] Jun 15, 2009 Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Comments (0) Permalink
A Cross-National Comparison of TBI Outcomes Since the 1980s, the United States has seen a gradual decline in the duration and intensity of treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Largely a response to economic pressures, this trend has raised the question of whether shortened, less intensive TBI treatment adversely affects patient outcomes. A definitive answer may soon be found through a [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Research Comments (0) Permalink	Chairman’s Message President Obama has proposed the idea of �bundling� reimbursements for both acute and post-acute care into a single payment to acute care hospitals. His administration expects bundled payments to reduce readmission rates, improve efficiency and cut Medicare costs by almost $19 billion over the next ten years. In reality, bundled payments would reduce access to [...] Jun 15, 2009 Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Opinion Comments (0) Permalink
Inside MossRehab February 2009 Inside MossRehab Febrauary 2009 PDF Feb 12, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter Comments (0) Permalink	A Message from Alberto Esquenazi, MD Over the last few months, economic realities have proven that the healthcare industry is hardly �recession-proof.� All across the country, rehab providers are facing significant financial hurdles as budgets are slashed and grants withdrawn. But despite these challenges, we cannot allow ourselves to slow down. The population we serve needs our help today just as [...] Feb 12, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Opinion Comments (0) Permalink
Answering the Call: MossRehab Helps Outpatients Stay Connected with Lifelong Living Programs When persons are discharged back to their homes following an acute inpatient rehab stay, celebration can quickly give way to bewilderment. Even after months or years of functional improvement, they may be stunned by the difficulty of common household tasks. Worse still, some may experience a profound sense of isolation, as they discover that participating [...] Feb 12, 2009 Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Muscle tone Musculoskeletal disorders News Physical Therapy Spinal cord injury Stroke Comments (0) Permalink	In Theory and Practice: Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute For many rehab providers, research remains secondary to treatment. Scientific inquiry�both time-consuming and expensive�must be relegated to the background due to the enormous demands of the clinic. At MossRehab, however, a team devoted entirely to research operates within the infrastructure of the rehabilitation hospital. Collectively called the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), these researchers work [...] Feb 12, 2009 Attention Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Inside MossRehab Newsletter Language Research Research methods Skilled action Stroke Comments (0) Permalink

Welcome to Inside MossRehab

Scholarly Update

Open Patient Enrollment for MossRehab Trials

MossRehab Educational Initiatives

All About All About Art

MossRehab Implements New Clinical Ladder Program for Therapists

Going Beyond ADA Compliance

A Cross-National Comparison of TBI Outcomes

Chairman’s Message

Inside MossRehab February 2009

A Message from Alberto Esquenazi, MD

Answering the Call: MossRehab Helps Outpatients Stay Connected with Lifelong Living Programs

In Theory and Practice: Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

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