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Here's what's been
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IT
HealthTrack will be soon be releasing Module 2 of
our training series: Functional Assessment and the IRF-PAI -
Testing your Assessment Skills. This DVD provides an
opportunity for clinicians to view actual patients
performing functional activities and testing their
scoring reliability. An IT HealthTrack
Certification is evidence of mastery of the content
presented in our training DVDs. Preparation for taking the
exam can be enhanced with use of Module 1: The IRF- PAI and
the FIM. Other learning resources include a workbook that is
full of practical information, quizzes and clinical
examples. Information about our workbook's pricing and
content will soon be announced. You may also look forward to
the IT HealthTrack Knowledge Base, coming in
2005, that presents questions and answers about common
scoring and coding issues.
IT
HealthTrack is your strategic partner for IRF-PAI
allied services.
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Dr. Pamela
Smith, President of IT HealthTrack and
past President of National FollowUp Services is co-author on
an article published this week in the Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA). The title of the article
is, "Trends of Length of Stay, Living Setting, Functional
Outcome and Mortality Following Medical Rehabilitation". The
findings were based on follow-up data collected by the nursing
staff of National FollowUp Services from 1994 to 2001. We
found that discharge to home and functional status at
follow-up remained stable. However, there was an increase in
Length of Stay (LOS) Efficiency (functional status divided by
length of stay). Mean LOS decreased from 20 to 12 days from
1994 to 2001 and the mortality rate increased from less than
1% in 1994 to 4.7% in 2001. Primary author of the article was
Dr. Kenneth Ottenbacher of the University of Texas Medical
Center (UTMB) at Galveston. His colleague, assisting with data
analysis, was Dr. Glen Ostir, also of UTMB at Galveston. |
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September, 2004
Join ITH at our booth at the
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)
Educational Conference in Jacksonville, Florida and
preview our IRF-PAI Training DVD. We will be exhibiting
September 10th-12th. We look forward to seeing you there!
IT HealthTrack announces a new
medical records auditing service. Details available from
the link on our home page. Facility administrators
are maximizing the training experience by combining
auditing and training services and focusing staff
development activities based on audit results.
Dr. Pam Smith will be facilitating
an IRF-PAI Clinical Users Group and presenting a session
on Case Studies in Impairment Group and Comorbidity Coding
at the AMRPA Annual Educational Conference in New Orleans,
November 3-5, 2004. For more information visit their
website at www.amrpa.org
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August,
2004
ITH in
Postproduction on IRF-PAI Training Video
Dave Smith of IT HealthTrack (ITH) observes
post production of ITH's IRF-PAI training video available
August 2004 on DVD format. This video is the first in a
series of multimedia learning resources produced by ITH.
Additional titles soon to be announced.
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July, 2004
IT HealthTrack
announces On-line Follow-up Reports. Customers can access
quarterly and annual reports using an internet browser and
view reports anywhere and anytime. Many facilities have
already signed up for this new service by simply requesting
a free user account.
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New Regional
IRF-PAI Training Workshops for 2005
ITH will be soon be announcing our
Training Workshop Schedule for 2005. We will offer a
regional workshop in a different city each month - Las
Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Chicago, Boston,
Seattle, Minneapolis, San Franciso, New York City, Houston,
Philadelphia. The new workshop agenda will include FIM
worksheets to gather reliable data, auditing tools, learning
resources and more... Watch our web site for the
schedule. These workshop will be added to our facility
sponsored sessions and hospital based events.
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June 24, 2004
Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital Training in Bowling
Green, KY
IRF-PAI Training In Motion
Dr. Pam Smith presents Advanced IRF-PAI Training to 65
clinicians from 5 states. Pam teaches functional assessment
using high resolution digital video. Clinicians have an
opportunity to observe patient functional performance and
discuss the nuances involved in clinical application of
Training Manual guidelines. Participants previewed IT
HealthTrack's upcoming IRF-PAI Training Series which will be
available, August 2004 on DVD.
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Summer 2004
American Medical
Rehabilitation Providers Association
Summer Seminars 2004
Pam Smith
joins Carolyn Zollar from AMRPA and Sam Fleming from eRehabData to
present regulatory, operational and training topics during
the Summer Seminars in June and July at six locations
throughout the US. For more information please visit the
links below.
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March 19, 2004
Over 100 participants from 10 states attend IRF-PAI Training
at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, IL presented
by Dr. Pam Smith of IT HealthTrack
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March- April, 2004
Regional
IRF-PAI Training Workshops scheduled in Illinois,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan . |
February, 2004
IT HealthTrack on location filming IRF-PAI Training Video with
Full Circle Studios.
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February, 2004
Visit our
booth at Academy of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) conference in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 26-28 |
February, 2004
IT HealthTrack exhibits at the American Physical Therapy
Association (APTA) conference in Nashville, TN.
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February, 2004
Regional Workshop offered at Sunnyview Rehabilitation
Hospital, in Schenectady, NY. |
January
2004
Hospital based IRF-PAI Training
Workshops well underway with programs in Texas, Virginia, Ohio
and Alabama. |
December,
2003
IT HealthTrack Staff
Celebrate the Holidays...
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December, 2003
IT HealthTrack hosts national
teleconference on Follow-up Data and the Balanced Scorecard -
interest was so great that an encore presentation was
scheduled. |
November, 2003
IT HealthTrack hosts national teleconference on
Follow-up Outcomes Reports with over 50 facilities
participating. |
November, 2003
Dr. Pam Smith facilitates AMRPA pre-conference workshop on
Advanced IRF-PAI Training at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. |
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October, 2003
Filming begins
on IRF-PAI Training Video at noted rehabilitation facilities
throughout the country ...
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October, 2003
Pam Smith, RN, DNS, Dave Smith and Ken Ottenbacher,
PhD. present a poster at the ACRM conference in Tucson
entitled, "Case Mix Adjusted Follow-up Outcomes in Stroke". |
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September, 2003
IT HealthTrack introduces quarterly newsletter, THE TRACK
RECORD...
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Summer, 2003
IT HealthTrack presents
follow-up research findings at the AMRPA Summer Seminar Series
in Chattanooga, TN, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Pomona, CA,
and West Orange, NJ. |
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June 17-20, 2003
Tucson Az.
Winner Chosen At CARF Conference |
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Lynne Morris from Mercy Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte NC
was the lucky winner of a Zire Hand Held Computer. The raffle
was held at the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF) Conference at the Ventana Canyon Resort in
Tucson, Arizona.
The prize was
presented to Lynne by Julie Vance - ITH Customer Service
Specialist.
CONGRATULATIONS LYNNE!
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FB Portable Displays Inc. receives award at
International Competition |
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News Release |
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Buffalo, New York - Nomadic Display®,
leading manufacturer of portable and modular exhibit systems,
holds an annual "Teddy" award contest among its world wide
distributors for the most creative and innovative exhibit
design, and outstanding marketing campaign.
We are proud to
announce that FB Portable Displays, Inc. received the 1st
place award in the "Table Top" category for their design of
the IT HealthTrack exhibit. A graphic designer located in
Clarence, NY, worked with FB Portable Displays design team on
this project.
This
international award ceremony was held during the 2003
Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas.
FB Portable
Displays is a full service exhibit and graphic design firm,
specializing in portable and modular solutions with a "custom
look". Their showroom, located at 338 Harris Hill Road in
Williamsville, N.Y. and their website at
http://www.fbportabledisplays.com feature samples of their
most recent designs.
April 7, 2003 |
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Dr. Pamela Smith, President & CEO, IT HealthTrack has
received two academic appointments from the State University of New
York, (SUNY) at Buffalo. As Clinical Instructor in Rehabilitation
Medicine, she will lecture, provide critical reviews of the
literature and contribute to clinical computer based training
modules. In the School of Nursing, Pam 's role is Clinical Assistant
Professor. Pam received both her
Master's Degree and Doctorate from the SUNY at Buffalo, School of
Nursing and is honored to be given this appointment.
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Our most
sincere congratulations to Julie Vance who recently
celebrated 10
years of service with our organization. Julie joined National FollowUp
Services in 1993 as a Data Coordinator and was promoted to Customer
Service Specialist in 1999. She continued in that role as we
transitioned to IT HealthTrack in September of 2002. Julie's function
includes contract administration, customer telephone support for
data transmission and accounts receivable. Her outstanding service
has been well appreciated by our many customers over the years. She
loves her job and it shows in the quality of her work. We
celebrated Julie's accomplishment at a luncheon given in her
honor. Julie is an integral member of our team and it has been a
pleasure to work with her. We look forward to the next 10 years!
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