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Lots of great information for those therapists who are marketing their “aging in place” practice/ work in home modifications. By Mark Miller Regina Smith has dedicated her career to keeping seniors out of nursing homes. A geriatric social worker at an adult day care network in Indianapolis, she strives to provide services that can help …

Turning Away from Nursing Homes, to What? Reprinted from the NYTimes 4/4/2021 Read More »

There should be many therapists out there who are treating “long haulers”  S/P COVID or marketing that they are best equipped to be the ones to treat these people.  Here is the last line of the article – I have to wonder: Am I going to recover, or am I going to just figure out …

First a Mild Case, Then a Deluge of Misery – Reprinted from the NY Times 3/23/ 2021 Read More »

Every therapist can learn a thing or two about pivoting in their practice. By Jane Brody If there is a silver lining to the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, it likely lies in the glaring inadequacies and inefficiencies it exposed that are inherent in traditional American medicine. At the same time, it suggests ways …

Pandemic Lessons in Improving Health Care – Reprinted from the NY Times 2/9/2021 Read More »

Therapists who work with THRs – this is good marketing material! By Jane Brody If I’ve learned anything during nearly six decades of reporting on medical science, it’s that the longer you wait, the better the methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment are likely to become. That’s true for almost every field of medicine — …

Not Your Parent’s Total Hip Replacement – Reprinted from the NYTImes 1/19/2021 Read More »

A guide for managers in assessing 2020 and looking ahead to next year. A performance review, done well, applauds excellent work, delivers beneficial feedback and inspires a feeling of forward momentum. It’s not easy to pull off in the best of times, and as work-from-home drags on, the task can feel even more challenging. Inspiring employees …

How to Manage Performance Evaluations in the Work-From-Home Era Reprinted from the NYTimes By Julie Weed 12/21/2020 Read More »

Update on telemedicine bill: Beginning January 1, 2021 health care professionals, excluding physicians, offering telemedicine services to patients are required to complete telemedicine training. Below is a policy statement filed by the Department of Health with additional information related to this requirement. https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WADOH/2020/12/17/file_attachments/1628705/2101137telemedicinetrainingrequirementsallproviderspolicystatementfinal.pdf