DTO Playbook Podcast

This episode covers the logistics of PLANNING and MANAGING weekends in IPR. Learn why weekends are different animals than weekdays, and gain the know how to handle these differences like a PRO. A good weekend is one that allows therapists AND patients to work hard, enjoy their efforts, and contribute toward positive gains. Listen to this episode to help build the skills to make weekends good at your IPR.

The Therapy Intensity Report (TIR) is a log of the number of therapy minutes each patient receives each day they are in inpatient rehab. TIR is an important tool for managing minutes and meeting benchmarks set forth by regulating entities. Listen and learn how TIR is entered on a daily basis and how it is used to generate weekly reports.

The Staffing Calendar is useful tool for keeping a current list of your team AND planning which members of the team will be working to help provide patient care on any give day. Listen and learn how to reduce questions, minimize strain, compute productivity, and more.

Payroll processing is on your daily list of non-negotiables. Although tedious and boring, it must be done on a consistent basis. This episodes will cover a step-by-step approach for keeping your payroll on track.

This episode helps define HPPD (hours per patient day). It also covers aspects of how to consistently and accurately record your HPPD. Struggling with staffing efficiency? This episode will also take you through the ins and outs of managing HPPD to try to hit the staffing-efficiency bullseye of 2.80.

Functional Outcome Measures (FOMs) are a standard set of self-care and mobility tasks rated by therapists on admission, discharge, and during a patients stay in IPR. This episode covers 15 helpful tips for therapists to more accurately score FOMs.

The daily schedule is the plan for who will see which patient and at what time. It is updated throughout the day as changes occur, e.g., refusals, no shows, cancellations, etc. Having a schedule that is easy to read, easy to update, and easy to share is key in helping the day run smoother. Listen to this episode for tips on running your daily schedule.

Variation is one of the biggest challenges to efficiently managing an inpatient rehab department. Every day often brings a different set of challenges, or types of variation. If variation is not managed well, it will lead to chaos, strain, inefficiencies, and frustration. Conversely, identifying and managing variation quickly and effectively will help maintain a smooth and efficient department.

The CENSUS is a document that is updated everyday to include a list of current patients and which therapists are assigned to see them. It also includes additional patient information on diagnosis, ability level, status (EVAL, DC, DC PREP, etc.), appointments, and more. This episode will help you learn how to use CENSUS to best prepare your department for tomorrow.