In today’s episode we discuss step 1 of our QIE multi-step Quality Documentation Improvement Program: Documentation 101 Basics training. Whether you are a new clinician, new client, looking for a refresher on doc basics, or were invited to attend due to goals met performance, Doc 101 training is for you!

In today's bonus episode, Freda shares what a QRM transition looks like for an operator. Whether you currently outsource your rehab services or would like support for your in house therapy program, we can help! Freda takes our audience through the transition process step by step, phase by phase:
Phase 1
- Initial contact to understand your individual needs and goals
- Financial analysis to understand cost savings and revenue opportunities
- Contract negotiations and scheduling of Go Live day 1!
Phase 2
- Pre Go-Live weekly meetings
- Review technology integrations weekly during pre go-live meetings
- Weekly recruitment updates

To set up an initial contact meeting with QRM, Contact us at qrmhealth.com!

Listen to the evolution of our Quality Documentation Improvement Program. It started out as a audit and has grown into much more!!

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She's back to the pod folks!! Freda Mowad, QRM CEO, joins the Buzz today for the first of many "Fridays with Freda" episodes. On today's episode, In House Done Right #1, she covers some of the most frequently asked questions about transition from outsourced rehab services to an in-house model with QRM support. Check out this episode and all of the upcoming "Fridays with Freda" episodes!

In this episode, we explain the QIE (Quality Improvement & Education) Team, QIE Programs and QIE Concepts by breaking down the evolution of our very first QIE Program - Improving Section GG Outcomes.

Please reach out to the QIE team for more info!

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Check out this episode for a heated discussion about logical vs. illogical storytelling. If a story is illogical, let's really understand why and what it says about our services, our patient population, and the care we provide. Logic has an emotional foundation as it drives us to action! In this episode, we discuss how to apply emotional logic to your PDPM storytelling. Let's get fired up!

Rita joins the pod to continue her PDPM series focused on the ST component. Today she reveals a new Quality Improvement & Education (QIE) Program to improve the allocation of resources to the residents we serve by increasing accuracy of conditions captured. This program is called the SLP Road Map to Success and she takes us through a case study of questions to ask when you approach a Yellow Light Road - check this one out!

Check out this episode to hear about confusing data trends which suggest that despite the presence of COVID increasing in our population last year, we reported a decrease in patient complexity in the ST PDPM component. Rita shares her SLP perspective with listeners while describing the acute and post-acute COVID symptoms and impairments which should be included in your interdisciplinary screening process to avoid missing a COVID condition.

Articles references during this episode:

Kwok, Amy M et al. “Post-extubation dyspaghia in trauma patients: it’s hard to swallow.” American Journal of Surgery vol. 206,6 (2013): 924-7;disucussion 927-8. Doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.010

Brodsky, Martin B et al. “Laryngeal Indury and Upper Airway Symptoms after Oral Endotracheal Intubation with Mechanical Ventilation during Critical Care: A Systematic Review.” Critical care medicine vol. 46, 12 (2018): 2010-2017. Doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003368

Listen to today's episode for an overview of May topics focused on speech therapy and the ST PDPM component. Rita joins the pod all month and will be sharing a new initiative she's working on with our QRM Wellness Division: Recovery in a Post-COVID World. You won't want to miss this series!!

On today's episode, 2 guests join the pod - Michele Morris, operations manager with QRM and Jake Kline, rehab director from Ashford Hall Nursing and Rehab. Jake and his rehab team were recently inducted into the very elite QRM QIE Club (Quality Improvement & Education)! Check out this episode to hear all about how Ashford Hall and others joined QIE Club and what it's all about!