Background: There is a paucity of literature examining length of stay for medical patients requiring discharge to subacute rehabilitation facilities (SAR). At our institution, this subset of patients had an average length of stay (ALOS) of 8.2 days while medical patients being discharged to home had ALOS of 4.2 days during the first half of […]

Background: Physical therapy (PT) is a valuable tool to help prevent the functional decline and loss of mobility hospitalized patients experience. Yet, it is a constrained resource in most hospital settings. The AM-PAC score is a validated tool that has been used to predict discharge destination within 48 hours of admission. It has also been […]

Background: As the aging population with multiple comorbidities continues to grow in our country, appropriate resource utilization and efficiency of care remain a priority for many acute care facilities to reduce hospital acquired debility, healthcare costs, and improve patient experience. The physical therapist’s assessment of the patient’s functional capacity plays a crucial role in discharge […]

Background: Over 35 million patients are hospitalized annually in the United States, with patients experiencing functional deconditioning due to acute illness and hospital acquired limitations on their mobility such as bed rest orders and lack of timely assessment of their functional status. Other contributing factors include medical devices such as chest tubes, drains, IV lines, […]

Background: Physical (PT) and Occupational therapy (OT) are valuable entities, but are overused in hospitals. There is limited published literature on the appropriate utilization of PT and OT evaluations in hospitals. Analysis of all PT/OT referrals for 2018 at NewYork Presbyterian Weill Cornell showed that PT/OT orders were part of the admit order set. These […]