Medical Rehab Matters

Medical Rehab Matters

In each episode we discuss inpatient medical rehabilitation and conditions treated and legislative and ‎regulatory issues that show why Medical Rehab Matters. This podcast is produced by American Medical ‎Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA). ‎

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July 26, 2023 33 mins

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This episode features two speakers from the AMRPA Spring Conference. Theirs are stories of serious injuries, Read more

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We’re celebrating Nursing Week with t...

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March 3, 2023 40 mins

In this episode, we address a proposal by CMS to cover seat elevation equipment in Group 3 power wheelchairs. Our guests are Joe Nahra, Co-Coordinator Read more

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November 17, 2022 27 mins

Welcome to Medical Rehab Matters. Our guest in this episode is Leela Baggett, a Senior Associate at Powers Law, who talks with Read more

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November 3, 2022 53 mins

In this episode we’re celebrating AMRPA’s 25th

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October 20, 2022 33 mins

In this episode, we hear from Richard Diegel, the Patient Perspective Speaker at the 2022 AMRPA Fall Conference. Rich overcame the worst of what COVID-19 could throw at him and then

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September 22, 2022 33 mins

In this episode, we discuss the value inpatient medical rehab brings to health systems and learn about a new physical medicine and rehab residency program that started in Connecticut in July. Our guests are Subramani Seetharama, MD, Program Director

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September 9, 2022 54 mins

In this episode, we’re talking the value of AMRPA. In the first segment we talk with Read more

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August 25, 2022 37 mins

In this episode of Medical Rehab Matters, we talk about pediatric rehab. Our guests today are Doug Henry, MD, the director of the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital pediatric program; and Andrea Dennis, DPT, manager for the Mary F...

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July 14, 2022 29 mins

In this episode, we’re talking about the policy work AMRPA does every day. We talk with three guests about the policy work they do for Read more

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June 30, 2022 29 mins

In this episode we talk with Miguel Escal Read more

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In this episode, we talk with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her speech pathologist, Fabi Hirsch, PhD. On January Read more

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In this episode we continue our discussion of Medicare Advantage plans and prior authorization with a focus on the impact of prior auth on the health system at large. Our guests are Vishwa Raj, MD, Medical Director at Carolinas Rehabilitation; and David Storto, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer for Well Force a...

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May 19, 2022 65 mins

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This is the second of two episodes on a report on The Role of IRH/Us During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.  

As we discussed in our last episode, in 2021 AMRPA retained ATI Advisory (to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on the role of inpatie...

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This episode is the first of two on a report on The Role of IRH/Us During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. We think you’ll find it informative. In 2021 AMRPA retained ATI Advisory (ATI) to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on the role of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals during the pandemic. A presentation and panel disc...

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April 7, 2022 38 mins

Season 2 begins with a look back on three episodes in last season covering prior authorization, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. You’ll hear from guests Kerry Maher, MD, Senior Vice President of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Consulting and Education at Brooks Rehab, and Michael Long, Rehabilitation Division President at Vibra Healthcare. Kate Beller, JD, AMRPA EVP for Government Relations and Policy Deve...

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December 1, 2021 16 mins
In this bonus mini-episode, we’re talking about spinal cord injury. Our guest is Margi Williams, PhD, RN, MSN, CRRN, FNP-BC, FABDA, FARN, a rehab nurse with many years of experience working with spinal cord injury patients. She's also been actively involved with the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) for more than 25 years. She has given numerous conference presentations, authored rehabilitation nursing guidelines, author-p...
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November 11, 2021 59 mins

Our guests are Richard Kunz, MD, a physiatrist and associate professor at VCU and Chief Medical Officer, Sheltering Arms Institute, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Daniel W. Klyce, PhD, LCP, ABPP, licensed clinical psychologist and board certified rehabilitation psychologist. He serves as the rehabilitation psychology advisor at the Sheltering Arms Institute.

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