The COVID-19 outbreak is changing the way the health care system functions, specifically the management of nonemergency, essential hospital services such as physical, speech and occupational therapy. Patients who require physical, speech and occupational therapy are...
Month: May 2020
What is an outsourced therapy partner?
An outsourced therapy partner is someone who is outsourced by a company to provide rehabilitation services to the company’s patients. Many hospitals choose to operate their rehabilitation department by partnering with a team of outsourced therapy providers in order to...
How to reduce overtime for therapy service providers in hospitals
While physical, speech and occupational therapy in a hospital is key to improving overall patient satisfaction, not all hospitals have the bandwidth to manage a team. The recruitment alone would increase your overhead expenses, and the manpower needed to administer...
Three therapy management resources your hospital needs to succeed
Physical, speech and occupational therapy are the services that bridge the gap between treatment and healing, and they complete the comprehensive patient experience that renders high patient satisfaction ratings for hospitals. Rehabilitation is a necessity to...
Finding the right outsourced therapy services company to partner with your hospital
One of the biggest obstacles that smaller hospitals face when it comes to offering physical, speech and occupational therapy to their patients is overhead cost and administrative hours to manage this additional team. In truth, many hospitals opt to not provide this...
What can a therapy services consult do for my hospital?
Providing physical, speech and occupational therapy services in your hospital has been shown to improve the overall patient satisfaction rate of your hospital. And because patient satisfaction ratings are directly tied to the success of your hospital, it’s important...
One proven strategy for improving patient satisfaction in health care
Patient satisfaction is directly tied to the success of a hospital. In a study conducted by the Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, it was noted that patient behaviors when choosing a hospital for treatment mimicked consumer behavior patterns. It was also...
Why you should focus on improving patient satisfaction now
For years, hospitals have been considered a necessity. Patients don’t choose the hospital based on patient satisfaction — they choose it based on the nearest location in the event of an emergency. This type of thinking has led many hospitals to push patient...
Three signs your hospital may benefit from outsourced therapy services
Most large hospitals offer in-house physical, speech and occupational therapy services as part of a comprehensive patient journey. After all, you have helped the patient overcome the first part of treatment, whether that was surgery or recovery from a stroke or...
Is a partner therapy services team right for your hospital?
Physical rehabilitation is a common service offered by hospitals to help patients heal after surgery, stroke or any other incident that has left their physical movement impaired. However, not all hospitals have the bandwidth to provide a robust in-house physical,...