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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	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
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	Pulmonary Management of a Patient With Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury and Coexisting Internal Injuries by Amy C. Van Dyke, PT; Janet Parker, MSPT; Robin Myers, PT, NCS MossRehab Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA Click here to view poster Jun 6, 2008 Attention Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Language News Physical Therapy Research Spinal cord injury Comments (0) Permalink
MossRehab�s Patient Outcomes in 2007 Exceed National and Regional Averages MossRehab is committed to optimizing our patients� function and quality of life. As part of this commitment to quality, we grade ourselves each year by quantifying the functional gains our patients make. Using the Functional Independence Measure� (FIM�), an instrument widely employed in the rehabilitation industry, we track our patient�s admission and discharge status in [...] Mar 11, 2008 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Musculoskeletal disorders News Spinal cord injury Stroke Comments (0) Permalink	Postacute rehabilitation research and policy recommendations. by Dexanne B. Clohan, MD, Elizabeth M. Durkin, PhD, Joy Hammel, PhD, Patrick Murray, MD, MS, John Whyte, MD, PhD, Marcel Dijkers, PhD, Bruce M. Gans, MD, Daniel E. Graves, PhD, Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, Greg Worsowicz, MD. HealthSouth, Birmingham, AL, USA. This article summarizes the research and health policy recommendations developed by participants at [...] Nov 1, 2007 Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Research Research methods Comments (0) Permalink
Racial differences in caregiving patterns, caregiver emotional function, and sources of emotional support following traumatic brain injury. by Tessa Hart, PhD, Therese M. O’Neil-Pirozzi, ScD, CCC-SLP, Kelli D. Williams, MPH, MS, OTR/L, Lisa J. Rapport, PhD, Flora Hammond, MD, Jeffery Kreutzer, PhD. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA. OBJECTIVE: Compare white and African American caregivers of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain [...] Mar 1, 2007 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Research Comments (0) Permalink	Treatments to enhance recovery from the vegetative and minimally conscious states: ethical issues surrounding efficacy studies. by John Whyte, MD, PhD. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials have been argued to provide the strongest test of efficacy and, as such, are important tools for advancing the evidence base supporting rehabilitation treatment. However, such trials present difficult ethical issues, because one group, by [...] Feb 1, 2007 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Research Research methods Comments (0) Permalink
Rehabilitation after amputation. by Alberto Esquenazi, MD, Robert DiGiacomo, PT. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA. The principles of amputee rehabilitation, from preamputation to reintegration into the work force and community, are reviewed. The authors discuss exercise techniques, training programs, and environmental modifications that have been found to be helpful in the rehabilitation [...] Jan 1, 2001 Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Muscle tone Research Comments (0) Permalink