by Beth Reigart | Oct 25, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory, Wellness
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) recently shared recommendations for providing evidence-based OT solutions. As we begin to set up our treatment sessions, we should always consider the client’s deficits and goals for achieving functional...
by Gina Tomcsik | Oct 23, 2018 | Clinical, Wellness
On June 18, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new International Classification of Diseases, Version 1.1 (ICD-11) but it won’t be until after 2022 that we will be expected to begin using the new codes. On the WHO website, the announcement states,...
by Beth Reigart | Oct 16, 2018 | Clinical, Culture, Wellness
As occupational therapists, each of us has encountered a person who insisted on doing things “their way.” We’ve all seen the patient that rushes through a treatment stating, “The faster I get this done, the sooner I can get back to my room and lie down; I’m tired you...
by Lisa Chadwick | Oct 11, 2018 | Culture, Wellness
Due to the innate nature of caregiving business, most healthcare workers start their career as motivated and passionate about their work. Almost all healthcare workers begin their careers enthused and excited about the opportunities that await them as they begin to...
by Jennifer Callahan | Oct 4, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Wellness
Have you heard of IDDSI? It stands for International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative. It is a framework to standardize terminology and definitions for food textures and liquid thicknesses in order to avoid confusion often created by different names used to...
by Kaleb Roudabush | Jan 15, 2018 | Wellness
Since the dawn of time, humanity has used numbers to mark progress. The Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks were among the first to do so, using clay tablets with symbols of geometry inscribed on them to measure everything from the distances of ships and shores, to...
