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Important Medicare and Medicaid Resources: Hospice Care

Feb 12, 2020/Article

Medicare and Medicaid can play a major role in hospice care. Here are four recommended CMS resources that can help you understand the system.

Hospital Readmissions

Apr 4, 2018/Article

Nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days; that's approximately 2.6 million seniors at a cost of more than $26 billion every year.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Resources From Other Organizations

May 4, 2020/Article

This page provides resources from other organizations that are related to the management of mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI. These resources should prove valuable for physical therapists in the U.S.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Oct 24, 2011/Clinical Summary

PTs confirm a diagnosis of BPPV by observation of nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) when the patient is placed in a position that provokes symptoms.

Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Passive non-weight-bearing goniometric measure of dorsiflexion.

Ankle Plantar Flexion Endurance Test

Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure

Assesses plantar flexion endurance in weight bearing.

Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire-CRQ

Jun 20, 2013/Test & Measure

Used to measure physical and emotional aspects of chronic respiratory disease.

Modified Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (H&Y)

Sep 11, 2023/Test & Measure

Used to stage Parkinson disease by level of severity related to impairments, especially postural instability, and activity limitations.

Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Used in evaluating change in gross motor function over time.

Knee Society Score (KSS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

The KSS contains questions in 2 sections: knee joint (pain, range of motion, stability) and function (walking distance, ability to climb stairs).