Targeted Priorities:

• Improving efficiency in improving rate to achieve functional outcomes for SNF short-stay residents 
• Workforce issues impacting care delivery in nursing centers and/or assisted living communities 
• Effectiveness of technology improvements (e.g., EHR, telehealth, remote patient monitoring) in nursing centers and/or assisted living communities 
• Effective follow-up programs after discharge home or back to the community from a SNF short-stay to improve likelihood of successful discharges (reduce 30-day readmission rates)

Priority Topics:

• Evidence-based fall prevention programs in nursing centers (short- or long-stays)and/or assisted living communities that do not negatively impact resident mobility/freedom 
• Impact of an embedded Nurse Practitioner on SNF hospital readmissions (all residents), length of SNF short-term stay, or likelihood of a community dwelling person to return to community from a short-term SNF stay
• Evidence-based clinical and functional care approaches for long Covid in nursing centers and/or assisted living communities
• Effective transitions of care models across the continuum impacting nursing centers and/or assisted living communities

Targeted Priorities:

• Disease specific best practice reviews to enhance patient outcomes

Priority Topics:

• Interdisciplinary Care Coordination and Episode Visit optimization through a huddle process
• PDSA for optimal outcomes in both CMS VBP Total Performance Scores, and STARS
• Micro learning for both field and office staff with a focus on both best practices as well as clinician safety

Targeted Priority:

• Optimizing utilization of Rehabilitation therapy services in acute care

Targeted Priority:

• Targeting rehabilitation interventions to facilitate discharge from the hospital to home 

Priority Topics:

• Transitions of care across the continuum, particularly from the acute hospital to home health care
• Effectiveness of pre-habilitation in surgical care
• Using patient-reported outcomes to evaluate and improve outpatient rehabilitation
• Disparities in access, quality, and outcomes of rehabilitation
• Novel modalities for virtual rehabilitation and remote monitoring

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Targeted Priority:

• Transitions of care across the continuum

Priority Topics:

• Value-based care pathways
• Health equity
• Effectiveness of rehabilitation for high-need / high-cost patients
• Team-based models of care, care coordination
• Telehealth for triage and treatment
• Integrating evidence-based decision support into an EHR
• Use of technology to improve care delivery

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Pediatric-Focused Priority Topics:

An organizational priority across both Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy (Adult Ortho) and Ivy Rehab for Kids is: 

• The use of Ivy’s advanced data ecosystem to apply advanced/predictive analytics and Machine Learning/AI to develop smart data products & reporting to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency and effectiveness across Ivy Rehab Network ( Adult & Pediatric populations)

Ivy’s Pediatric Focused Research Priorities (Behavior, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy)

• Impact of pediatric-residency trained clinicians on patient outcomes and care delivery 
• Internal quality improvement initiatives related to care quality and operational efficiencies

 Adult-Ortho Focused Priority Topics:

• Impact of Residency Trained clinicians on patient outcomes and care delivery 
• Effectiveness of digital-health technologies (RTM, TH, hybrid)  integrated into outpatient rehabilitation care plans on patient outcomes and healthcare spend 
• Effectiveness of PT-first care models on patient outcomes
• Determination of key characteristics and criteria for admittance into a residency program

Targeted Priorities: 

• Implementation of systematic approach to mobility in the acute care hospital inclusive of pediatrics.
• Precision Rehabilitation: Using high information content measurement to personalize rehabilitation interventions across the healthcare continuum
• Development of rehabilitation models of care to reduce skilled nursing facility utilization

Priority Topics:

• Use of remote monitoring as part of a learning health system
• Effectiveness of innovative care delivery models prior to surgery especially for geriatric populations
• Development of Pediatric Activity and Mobility Promotion effort for the Acute Hospital including development of standardized tools and implementation of the JH-AMP framework adapted to pediatrics.
• Implementation of systematic approach to mobility in the acute care hospital inclusive of pediatrics.

Targeted Priorities:

• Disparities in access, quality, and outcomes of rehabilitation
• Traumatic Injuries as a chronic condition
  • Assessing the clinical & cost effectiveness of a Trauma Survivorship Clinic
  • Development of a Chronic Care Model for Traumatic Conditions
  • Risk of chronic disease after trauma

Priority Topics:

• Standardizing clinical care for real-time visualization and application of EHR data
• Maximizing outcomes and discharge to the community
• Evaluating alternative nursing workflows to maximize patient outcomes

Priority Topics:

• Evaluation and development of a telehealth protocol for assistive technology
• Implementation of a streamlined data collection process (on assistive technology) in clinical practice
• Development of a new wheelchair prescription policy for seating and mobility clinics

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UPMC Rehabilitation Institute 

Priority Topics:

• Using outcome measures in acute care to identify at risk patients post-acutely  
• Transitions of care across the continuum
• Effectiveness of rehabilitation for high-need / high-cost patients
• Adherence to clinical practice guideline recommendations and associated clinical outcomes

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UPMC’s Innovative Homecare Solutions (UIHS)

Priority Topics:

• Efficient use of rehabilitation services in the home health setting
• Use of technology in the home health setting to augment or as a substitute for nurse and/or therapist care
• Moving traditionally hospital based care into the home setting