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The global healthcare arena is undergoing a momentous shift, driven by technological progress and the evolving demands of patients. In an interview, Dr. Mitra Maharaj, an Occupational Medicine Physician and Council Member of the Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA), delved into the crucial healthcare trends that are shaping the future of healthcare in Trinidad and Tobago. https://lnkd.in/enAbizn4 #whoswhotrinidadandtobago #trinidadandtobago #businesstrinidadandtobago

Top 3 Ancillary Services in Urgent Care Urgent Care is just around the corner (or close enough to feel like it). I can schedule a time to check-in, usually the same day, and the visit is quick, clean, and generally productive to whatever is ailing me at the time. But did you know... many Urgent Care center offer other services? Yep, and here are the top 3 according to Experity: - Occupational Medicine - Get hurt on the job, check in to a local Urgent Care center. - Telemedicine - Don't want to leave your house, because you feel that yucky, you might be able to see a clinician virtually. - Primary Care - Want to get to know your clinician and have them take care of your chronic issues, too - that may also be available at your local Urgent Care. #urgentcare #healthcare #amomentwithmelodie Read more at https://lnkd.in/gXSzKzRj

OTs aren't just healthcare professionals; they're healthcare game-changers 🌟 OTs are healthcare's unsung heroes, adding incredible value to the system, one patient at a time! Read the full article: Rogers, A. T., Bai, G., Lavin, R. A., & Anderson, G. F. (2017). Higher Hospital Spending on Occupational Therapy Is Associated With Lower Readmission Rates. Medical care research and review : MCRR, 74(6), 668–686. https://lnkd.in/gmFxg7XW #otadvocate #occupationaltherapy #OTadvocacy #occupationaltherapist #occupationaltherapyassistant #occupationaltherapystudent #OTpractice #otpolicy

Hospital expenses are increasing by almost 20%. Learn how to mitigate rising costs with new revenue streams. Find out: ☑ The drivers behind the current financial landscape for hospitals ☑ Options for generating new sources of revenue ☑ Factors to consider when introducing occupational medicine services ☑ How software can optimize processes and enhance efficiency in occupational medicine Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/eFqbA6qX #ehs #ehssoftware #occupationalhealth #healthandsafety #cority #empowerbetter

Have you optimized your Google Business Profile? One of the most important things you can do is to select the right categories. Only your primary category will be displayed to users, but you can add additional categories that will help drive relevant searches. If you are exclusively or primarily an occupational medicine practice, your primary category should be "Occupational health service". Additional categories that we often use include: -Medical clinic -Occupational medical physician -Occupational safety and health If you are an urgent care clinic or another specialty that offers occ med as an additional service, then your primary category should reflect your main focus, with the occ med categories above used as your additional options. #occupationalhealth #googlebusinessprofile #urgentcare #occmedgrowth #urgentcaremarketing

Congress is taking action to stop the full -3.4% Medicare cut to physical and occupational therapy providers finalized for 2024. While we have asked you to act on other Medicare legislation – and thousands of you acted – this new bill goes even further to protect Medicare funding for our practices and has the full support of APTQI. Reps. Greg Murphy (R-NC), Danny Davis (D-IL), Brad Wenstrup R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently introduced the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023 (H.R.6683), which would stop the cuts slated to go into effect on January 1.  While this is an important first step for protecting seniors’ access to physical therapy, we need Congress to pass this legislation before the end of the year. Email your House Representatives today urging them to support H.R.6683 and ask your Senators to take action to stop the full -3.4% cut to Medicare services! https://lnkd.in/gzFnyv3

So I took this photograph about 2 years ago when I delved into the practice of #occupationalhealthmedicine with the aim of finding a niche in a place where many doctors have not really found interest in our environment. It is almost becoming a norm for doctors to sit in hospitals and clinics attending to patients as against managing a population by policies,procedures and protocols. First challenging but over time, I stabilized and it has been a home for me in the mean time. My discoveries? Mind blowing. I also saw that there are a whole lot that we are yet to do as medical practitioners in this field. Have you experienced occupational healthcare practice? What was it like? Do you think more doctors need to switch towards identifying what they can offer in this field? Where can we start? #occupationalhealthmedicine #Emergencymedicine #Preventivemedicine #HealthSafetyandenvironment

While the landscape of telehealth is continually evolving, occupational healthcare settings continue to experience challenges related to adoption, uptake, legal and ethical considerations and implementation. The landscape of telemedicine is continually evolving, and cost benefits are emerging, therefore assisting in improving overall health practices and programs. Make a date and join occupational medicine practitioners on November 16... #telemedicine #telehealth #occupationalhealth #telerehabilitation #occupationalmedicine #chronicdiseasemanagement #occupationalnurse

While the landscape of telehealth is continually evolving, occupational healthcare settings continue to experience challenges related to adoption, uptake, legal and ethical considerations and implementation. The landscape of telemedicine is continually evolving, and cost benefits are emerging, therefore assisting in improving overall health practices and programs. Make a date and join occupational medicine practitioners on November 16... #telemedicine #telehealth #occupationalhealth #telerehabilitation #occupationalmedicine #chronicdiseasemanagement #occupationalnurse

Staying up to Date with Senior Options, LLC 📢 The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act, H.R. 7148, has been introduced by a coalition of legislators including Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11), Dr. John Joyce (R-PA-13), Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). 📜 This crucial bill aims to revolutionize home health care by allowing occupational therapy (OT) to be ordered as a stand-alone service for Medicare beneficiaries. This is a major step towards enhancing the services that home and community based agencies provide to their communities! Click here to read the bill! https://lnkd.in/eGcW4KsK #legislation #2024opportunities #occupationaltherapy #bill #unitedstates #occupationaltherapists #homeandcommunitybasedservices #homehealthcareproviders #homehealthcareservices #therapyforall #homecareservices #hospice