December 2008 - Posts

Micro Management of Minutes
December 19, 2008 2:29 PM by Tim Banish

I can't believe it, but someone has figured out how to analyze therapy minutes to the point that it tells you when too much therapy has been delivered! The main idea this program was designed for was to compare the medical reimbursement rate VS the therapy Read More...

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Small Gym, Big Caseload
December 17, 2008 7:46 AM by Tim Banish

How many of you work in a facility where the rehab gym is quite small? Or possibly between all the walkers, wheelchairs, parallel bars and other equipment needed in the gym, there is hardly any floor space left? Are you able to comfortably seat 20% of Read More...

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Following Up with Your Patients
December 12, 2008 2:19 PM by Tim Banish

Do you ever wonder how some of your former patients are doing? What happened to them after they returned home? I often wonder how a few have survived once they left the SNF. And then there are the few I wish I could have monitored their transition from Read More...

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Balancing Work & Home
December 8, 2008 12:01 PM by Tim Banish

Finding a balance between work and home is an important life skill that many of us may have difficulty with. I'm not sure if my balance has been the best lately, and I'm not sure if it's because of the heavy caseload at work, or the demands at home. Of Read More...

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Bariatric Patients (and my aching back)
December 4, 2008 11:44 AM by Tim Banish

Do you have one or more patients in the bariatric weight range? And, despite following all the precautions with transfers do you still find you come up with a sore back? Transfers with bariatric patients must be one of the hardest parts of our job. Right Read More...

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The COTA Name Debate
December 1, 2008 2:40 PM by Tim Banish

This past week I received an e-mail concerning the use of the word "assistant" in our title. This is a debate that has gone on for years, and still appears to be an issue for some COTA's. Some say the use of the word assistant in our title seems to indicate Read More...

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