Benchmarking rehab for better care, more reimbursement: the author applied benchmarking techniques he had learned in other indus

From our clients' point of view, benchmarking with proper follow-up and training obviously works! The table shows how the percent of Ultra High days has increased over time at the 12 SNFs we have benchmarked since October of 2004. Although we provide therapy services to more than 12 buildings today, this original group continues to be our baseline for year-to-year progress for our clinical programs.

Robert Kunio is Chief Operating Officer of SimplyRehab LLC, a contract therapy provider with operations in Illinois, Colorado, Utah, and North Carolina. Prior to joining SimplyRehab, he was an instructor at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and an independent consultant. He has successfully applied management and analysis techniques he learned earlier in his career at GE and IBM to the long-term care industry. For more information, call (877) 562-3336 or visit www.simplyrehab.com. To send your comments to the author and editors, e-mail kunio1107@nursinghomesmagazine.com.

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