Acute Care In the acute care setting, occupational therapy focuses on rehabilitation and improving functional ability while the patient is still in the hospital.

A recent study has found that 30-day readmission rates for heart failure, pneumonia, and acute myocardial infarction were improved with the help of occupational therapy.

Compared to no therapy visits, risk of 30-day readmission or death decreased as therapy visits increased: low visits, odds ratio 0.98; medium visits, odds ratio 0.89; and high visits, odds ratio 0.86 ...

Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services ...

Occupational therapy focuses on helping people take part in their desired occupations, which can include work, school, self-care, activities of daily living (ADLs), such as making meals, getting ...

Select Rehabilitation, now the largest U.S. post-acute contract rehab company, said Wednesday it has no intention of standing pat and hopes to grow further.

From receiving their high school diploma on the Broncos field in 2018, to accepting their doctoral degree in occupational therapy at the LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions ...

A Unified Medicare Payment System For Post-Acute Care Is Feasible Carol Carter Bowen Garrett Douglas Wissoker September 28, 2016 10.1377/forefront.20160928.056838 Sections ...