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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
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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 All across the country, rehab providers are facing significant financial hurdles as budgets are slashed and grants withdrawn.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
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A grand unified theory of rehabilitation (we wish!). The 57th John Stanley Coulter Memorial Lecture.

by John Whyte, MD, PhD Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA There has been much discussion of the need to enhance the evidence base supporting rehabilitation practice. Much of this discussion focuses on the need for gathering useful empirical data to support or refute the benefit of specific treatments and services. [...]

Oct 15, 2008 Diseases & Disorders
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Research
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