This therapy metric is considered the most important indicator of a rehab program’s financial success
What is margin
This therapy expense category typically represents the largest portion of total rehab costs.
What is Labor
This title is bestowed upon a Therapy Leader who has high quality clinical programming, strong documentation practices, vital/growing financial results, strong succession planning, strong culture, strong accountability partner within the cluster, and Level 5 Leadership skills
What is a CTO
The ADLs that impact the ADL decline long stay QM
What are toilet transfer, eating, sit to ly and sit to stand
Because of this person’s hypermobile shoulders, a non‑clinical spouse has become alarmingly proficient at joint reductions.
Who is Kinga
This Medicare part A payment model determines reimbursement for SNF stays based on clinical needs vs therapy minutes provided
What is PDPM
When clinically indicated, this therapy format helps to reduce labor expense by leveraging shared treatment time
What is group/concurrent
This is the description of someone who embodies the mix of personal humility and professional will
What is a level 5 leader
How far you have to walk for the mobilty decline on long stay QMs
How far you have to walk for the mobilty decline on long stay QMs
Which Therapy Resource had close to 100 pen pals at one point in her life? PRE Internet
Who is Whitney
This therapy metric reflects how much of a therapist’s time is billable
What is productivity
This documentation or meeting time is necessary but must be tightly managed to avoid inflating expense
What is non-billable time
A key part of workforce stability, this planning process ensures continuity of leadership in high-stakes environments where gaps could directly impact patient outcomes.
What is succession planning
A fall with major injury stays on the MDS
What is 275 days
This person missed hitting the Powerball Jackpot by 1 number
Who is Jenn
This revenue category is most impactful for therapy margin
What is skilled revenue
Managing this on therapy evaluation day helps to control upfront therapy expense without impacting reimbursement
What is eval time management
Before setting strategy, Good to Great says to get these “right” on the bus – a must for strong care teams.
What is the right people
The self-care items that impact expected functional outcome GG score
what are eating, toilet hygiene, oral hygiene
This person has a fear of heights but has zip lined 400 feet above a rain forest canopy- twice
Who is Cindy
This metric measures average therapy revenue generated per day for residents not covered under a skilled stay
What is PNSD
This practice increases therapy labor expense without increasing reimbursement, under per diem or per visit payment model, when therapists provide more minutes than clinically necessary
What is over-delivery of therapy minutes
In high performing teams, peers (not just managers) are expected to do this to one another when standards of care slip
What is holding each other accountable
2 diagnosis that support coding a catheter on the MDS
what are neurogenic bladder and obstructive uropathy
This person lived in the Ronald McDonald House with their mom for two years while undergoing treatments at Mayo medical clinic in Rochester Minnesota. They didn't attend middle school at all and went to school at the hospital
Who is Kim