Contract therapy services in nursing homes, hospitals and other long-term care facilities can deliver a level of patient care unparalleled by any other healthcare model. Provided on a temporary or continued basis, contract therapy services are cost-effective and streamlined to meet the needs of the particular facility and its patients. Here is more about the scope of therapy contracting services.
What Kind of Therapy Services Can Be Provided on a Contract Basis?
A long list of therapy services may be provided on a contract basis to skilled nursing facilities, general residential areas, long-term care centers, and more. These therapy services can include:
- Physical therapy for people recovering from orthopedic surgery or coping with long-term musculoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis or multiple sclerosis.
- Speech therapy for individuals with articulation, facial movement or language processing conditions due to a stroke, head injury or congenital defect.
- Occupational therapy for people who have difficulties with daily tasks, such as dressing, eating and more.
Contract therapy services provide highly qualified personnel who specialize in narrowly defined patient care needs. In other words, contract therapists may be skilled in areas which in-house employees simply are unfamiliar with.
Also, contract therapists are fully licensed and are carefully vetted. So, the healthcare facility knows that it is contracting with individuals who are experienced and in compliance with all regulatory standards for optimal patient care.
How Do Contact Services in Healthcare Optimize Administrative Efficiency?
Contract therapy services optimize the efficiency of administrative tasks. Contract therapists are not employees of the facilities in which they work. As such, a facility does not need to pay for employee benefits (health insurance or days off as examples) or handle any HR-related tasks, such as payroll or training. This saves the facility time and resources while still having access to highly skilled therapists.
Moreover, contracting outside therapists allows healthcare facilities to maintain a flexible staffing model. Instead of being restricted to hiring full-time employees with fixed schedules, they have access to a pool of contract therapists who can be brought in on an as-needed basis.
In addition, contract therapy services often have their own teams and systems in place for managing scheduling, billing and documentation. Code compliance and workflow benefits are present as well. In short, patient care facilities streamline their administrative processes and simply focus on providing quality care to patients.
Finally, contract therapy services can also help alleviate staffing shortages or fluctuations in patient volume. They provide additional support during busy periods or fill in gaps when regular staff members are out due to illness, personal or maternity leaves or vacations.
How Do Therapy Contracting Services Benefit Patients and Their Families?
Contract therapists are diverse in skills and in experience. They can educate patients and their loved ones on health conditions and how to manage them effectively.
Some therapists, for example, may be experts on stroke care. Others may possess a wide knowledge base on speech and cognitive impairments due to multiple sclerosis. Patients and their loved ones can learn how to improve skills in ways that a therapist with more generalized knowledge may not be aware of or teach as effectively.
Can Patient Care Staff Benefit from Therapy Contracting Services?
Yes, just as patients and their significant others benefit from contract therapy service, patient care staff can benefit as well. Nurses, aides, dietary staff and more can learn finely tuned patient care strategies specific to the facility, patient need, disease or condition, age (geriatrics) and more.
Therapy Contracting Services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey
When you contract for physical, occupational and/or speech therapy services with AdvantageCare Rehabilitation, you know you are getting topnotch personnel who can deliver individualized patient care accurately and efficiently. As a skilled nursing facility or other large medical setting, you can rely on having sufficient, experienced therapists without the headaches of staffing gaps or other administrative/HR burdens.
To learn more about what AdvantageCare Rehabilitation can do for you, call us at (888) 384-0395. You also may request more information here. We are ready to partner with you in delivering exceptional patient care.
