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We’re back with a new episode of, Be Advised, the podcast from the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group. This episode digs int the world of spinal cord injuries and with Dr. Michelle Meade and Dr. Jonathan Vandenberg.

Dr. Meade is the Director of the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness, and principal investigator and director of the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems. Dr. Jonathan Vandenberg is a physiatrist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation specializing in spinal cord injury.

The conversation explores the goals of the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems and how it aims to improve the lives of Michiganders with spinal cord injuries. It also covers how they are collecting data on new spinal cord injuries and using that data to improve clinical practices and patient outcomes.

Dr. Meade and Dr. Vandenberg also highlight the importance of education and community outreach. They discuss various educational events offered and emphasize the value of including people with lived experience in research and advocacy efforts.

If you or someone you know is living with a spinal cord injury, this episode offers valuable insights and resources. You'll learn about the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System and how it's working to improve care for patients throughout the state.

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We’re changing things up for our newest episode of Be Advised, the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group podcast.

In this episode, we are featuring an interview with the Mary Free Bed Education Academy. The conversation is previewing their upcoming stroke conference for rehabilitation and health care professionals.

Included in the discussion is Dr. Cad Shannon, Director of Learning and Organizational Development for Mary Free Bed and two guest speakers from the conference. Those speakers are Peter Muszkiewicz, MT-BC, and Bailey Schulte, MT-BC, Music Therapist, both Inpatient Recreation Therapists for Mary Free Bed.

Dr. Shannon shares about the Mary Free Bed Education Academy and their live online courses, interprofessional grand rounds, conferences and workshops.

Muszkiewicz and Schulte talk about their class during the stroke workshop, and how they will share about the history of music therapy, and how it’s used to help patients in stroke rehabilitation recover.

It’s a great quick conversation to help listeners learn about the Education Academy. Find more info about their upcoming offerings and large library of videos at educationacademy.maryfreebed.com.

For questions about this or other Be Advised podcasts, email us at: AdvisoryGroup@maryfreebed.com 

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Want to grow your business and increase access for patients? The Be Advised podcast is back with a new episode to answer your referral questions. 
Mary Free Bed’s Advisory Group podcast, Be Advised, highlights all things referral development with Mary Free Bed’s Jeff Munford. He shares his experience and insight from 15 years working in access and business development at the rehabilitation hospital. 
Jeff currently serves as vice president of patient access and referral development for Mary Free Bed.  
He joined Mary Free Bed in 2008 to lead an expanding business development and marketing team. In that time, he’s led a team through immense growth as Mary Free Bed expanded from an 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Grand Rapids, to a system of over 400 beds throughout the Midwest. 
 
Be Advised is hosted by Joyal Pavey, vice president of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group. On this episode of Be Advised, Joyal and Jeff discuss:  
Data driven decisions Best practices  Outcome sharing Response times For questions about this or other Be Advised podcasts, email us at: AdvisoryGroup@maryfreebed.com  
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Thinking about accreditation for your rehabilitation facility? The newest Be Advised podcast is for you. 
Mary Free Bed’s Advisory Group podcast, Be Advised, is diving into the benefits of CARF accreditation for health and human service organizations. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has been accrediting organizations since 1966 and has over 1,800 accredited locations globally. 
The guest for this episode is Terrence Carolan, managing director of medical rehabilitation for CARF International. Carolan has more than 20 years of experience in the field of medical rehabilitation as an administrator, provider, and educator. He holds a master’s degree in physical therapy. 
Before joining CARF as the managing director, Terrence was a CARF surveyor for over 10 years. In his managing director role, Terrence oversees CARF’s medical rehabilitation area which includes standards for:  
Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation Home and community services, Residential rehabilitation and vocational services Interdisciplinary pain and occupational rehabilitation Independent evaluation services and case management  CARF also accredits specialty programs in the areas of: 
Pediatrics Amputation Brain injury Cancer Spinal Cord Injury Stroke  Be Advised is hosted by Joyal Pavey, vice president of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group. On this episode of Be Advised, Joyal and Terrence discuss: 
What makes CARF Unique? The national and international span of CARF Common questions about accreditation process Advice for first time accreditation What’s next for CARF in five years For questions about this or other Be Advised podcasts, email us at: advisorygroup@maryfreebed.com
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In the latest episode of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group podcast, Be Advised, we talk with Paula Digby, owner of AQ-IQ consulting. She has years of experience helping providers achieve accurate reimbursement and an effective revenue cycle.

Digby has worked with the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group and Mary Free Bed on several initiatives, including our Educational Academy offerings for the PPS IRF-PRO Labs, clinical documentation improvement, coding and consulting.

Recently, inpatient rehabilitation facilities have been under increased scrutiny and targeted by audits searching for improper payments and potential fraud. The rehabilitation organizations are asked to provide documentation and proof that their payments are correct and meet the regulatory requirements.

We’ve invited Digby onto the show to share some of the insights and tips she gives organizations facing similar scrutinies. On this episode of Be Advised, Paula discusses:
The potential pitfalls within documentation and codingCommon questions from organizations working with herError rates and financial impactsWhen do organizations find coding issuesHow poor documentation impacts reimbursementAnd more!  Be Advised is hosted by Joyal Pavey, vice president of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group. Pavey and Digby have worked together for the past nine years. You can tell from the episode that they have a wealth of knowledge and experience in this space, and it made a great conversation! 

In the newest episode of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group podcast, Be Advised, we are joined by Ryan Podvin, MBA, chief financial officer of Mary Free Bed.

Ryan knows first-hand the challenges and value of excellent rehabilitation. In 2010, Ryan sustained a spinal cord injury and received inpatient rehabilitation for several months at Mary Free Bed.

After graduating from rehabilitation and re-learning how to walk, Ryan developed a new passion for health care, and earned his MBA with a finance emphasis. He then returned to Mary Free Bed as an intern and worked his way through Human Resources, Finance, Accounting and the Revenue Cycle departments.

In 2021, Podvin was promoted to CFO, where he is helping grow the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation System for value-based care and to be a transformative partner in post-acute care.

In this episode of Be Advised, Ryan discusses:
His own story of rehabilitationWhy mission is importantHow to maximize margins without jeopardizing valuesWays rehabilitation programs can be more efficientComplicating factors of revenue cycle managementAnd more! Be Advised is hosted by Joyal Pavey, vice president of the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group.

For questions about this or other Be Advised podcasts, email us at: advisorygroup@maryfreebed.com
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