by Bonnie | Jan 8, 2014 | CARF Preparation, Physician Education, Rehab Physical Medicine
Well here we go into a new year! It seems as though I just got used to writing 2013! Now I have to work on 2014! Cheers to cognitive flexibility and learning! The last discussion of 2013 was about vision statements that answer the question of “Why we are here?” As...
by Bonnie | Nov 5, 2013 | CARF Preparation, Physician Education, Rehab Physical Medicine, Vision Statement
We have a “vision statement”, so what? I thought I’d write about “vision statements” today because this comes up so often in discussions with leadership, especially when discussing where to place resources. It’s an important concept but how many of us have been taught...
by Bonnie | Oct 14, 2013 | CARF Preparation, Physician Education, Processes for Provision of Services, Rehab Physical Medicine
Happy autumn! This is my favorite time of year with crisp temperatures and beautiful colors! I’ve gotten to travel some this autumn and see how autumn dresses in different parts of the country. This is the Animas River near the San Juan Mountains. In my...
by Bonnie | Oct 13, 2013 | CARF Preparation, Physician Education, Rehab Physical Medicine, Scope of Services
I picked the “scope of services” as my discussion topic today because I am frequently surprised that the really smart doctors who I interview during CARF surveys are perplexed by questions regarding their scope of services. I have found that with...
by Bonnie | Sep 4, 2013 | CARF Preparation, Physician Education, Rehab Physical Medicine, Stakeholders, Uncategorized
Stakeholders – Do your doctors know them? Stakeholders are the individuals or groups who have an interest in the activities and outcomes of your organization and its programs and services. Why are stakeholders important? Stakeholders are critical to the health...
by Bonnie | Dec 16, 2011 | CARF Preparation, Performance Improvement
Where does time go? It’s hard to believe that 2012 will be here in just two weeks. The year has held numerous challenges for rehabilitation providers. These may have been in the form of funding issues, staffing issues or even in a clinical nature. For some of...
