07/24/2023
12/22/2022
Physical therapy is an essential part of recovery from injury or surgery, helping individuals regain strength, mobility, and independence. While traditional physical therapy requires visits to a clinic or hospital, home health physical therapy allows patients to receive treatment in the comfort of their own homes.
Here are some benefits of home health physical therapy:
- Convenience: With home health physical therapy, there’s no need to worry about transportation or coordinating schedules. Physical therapists can come to you at a time that is most convenient for you, whether that’s early in the morning or late at night. This can be particularly beneficial for individuals who have difficulty traveling due to mobility issues or health concerns.
- Customized treatment: Because home health physical therapists work with patients in their own environments, they can tailor treatment plans to the unique needs and challenges of each individual. This can include adapting exercises to accommodate any physical limitations or using household items as part of therapy.
- Greater independence: Home health physical therapy can help patients achieve greater independence in their daily lives. By working with a therapist in the place where they will be using their skills, patients can learn how to navigate their homes and complete daily tasks more efficiently.
- Comfort and familiarity: Receiving physical therapy in a familiar setting can be more comfortable and less intimidating for some patients. Being in your own home can help you feel more at ease and allow you to focus on your treatment goals.
If you or a loved one are in need of physical therapy for rehabilitation and recovery and would like to recieve treatment in your home, consider the benefits of home health care. Not only is it convenient and personalized, but it can also help individuals achieve greater independence and comfort in their own homes.
03/23/2020
In response to the growing concern of the spread of novel coronavirus, the virus responsible for causing COVID-19, we are asking our clinical staff to take their temperatures daily and log them in an online portal. As a demonstration our continued commitment to providing high-quality therapy services our patients have come to know us for, we are asking for the full cooperation of our staff in employing this new procedure. Clinicians, we urge you to continue to put in place the kind of precautions that will drastically decrease the likelihood of contracting COVID-19, so that you can remain able and available to treat your patients.
Please note the following:
- All employee temperature readings are due by 9:00 AM each day, this includes weekends.
- If you develop a fever exceeding 99.5º F, you must follow these steps:
- Complete the Daily Employee Temperature Log
- Call our office at (409) 299-4638, ask to speak with the administrator, and report these findings.
- DO NOT see your patients, instead, we ask that you await further instructions from the ATS Administrative team.
Privacy Notice: All employee health data will be stored in a password protected, HIPAA compliant, database and held in accordance with ATS’ existing privacy policy.
09/17/2019
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ATS is proud to announce that we will be participating, as Team Alliance Gait Keepers, at this year’s Gift of Life 5K run! Our dedicated staff will join the community in trying to raise funds that will go towards providing free cancer screenings and life-saving educational outreach to the people in OUR community! If you feel so inclined, we would be endlessly thankful for any financial support you may be able to provide.
100% of the proceeds go directly to the Gift of Life Organization who’s mission is to fight against Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Southeast Texas!
Please follow the link above or below to donate, and again, thank you for any support you can give us to help show our commitment to the health and happiness of our neighbors.
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08/24/2017
Below is an excerpt from CMS’ website about the Jimmo Settlement. This is a clarification of what CMS covers for Maintenance Therapy and Nursing in Home Health and other settings. I encourage everyone who works in home health to learn and become familiar with this result as it may help identify patients who need and qualify for home health therapy services.
https://www.cms.gov/Center/Special-Topic/Jimmo-Center.html
Jimmo Settlement
Important Message About the Jimmo Settlement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds the Medicare community of the Jimmo Settlement Agreement (January 2013), which clarified that the Medicare program covers skilled nursing care and skilled therapy services under Medicare’s skilled nursing facility, home health, and outpatient therapy benefits when a beneficiary needs skilled care in order to maintain function or to prevent or slow decline or deterioration (provided all other coverage criteria are met). Specifically, the JimmoSettlement Agreement required manual revisions to restate a “maintenance coverage standard” for both skilled nursing and therapy services under these benefits:
Skilled nursing services would be covered where such skilled nursing services are necessary to maintain the patient’s current condition or prevent or slow further deterioration so long as the beneficiary requires skilled care for the services to be safely and effectively provided.
Skilled therapy services are covered when an individualized assessment of the patient’s clinical condition demonstrates that the specialized judgment, knowledge, and skills of a qualified therapist (“skilled care”) are necessary for the performance of a safe and effective maintenance program. Such a maintenance program to maintain the patient’s current condition or to prevent or slow further deterioration is covered so long as the beneficiary requires skilled care for the safe and effective performance of the program.
The Jimmo Settlement Agreement may reflect a change in practice for those providers, adjudicators, and contractors who may have erroneously believed that the Medicare program covers nursing and therapy services under these benefits only when a beneficiary is expected to improve. The Jimmo Settlement Agreement is consistent with the Medicare program’s regulations governing maintenance nursing and therapy in skilled nursing facilities, home health services, and outpatient therapy (physical, occupational, and speech) and nursing and therapy in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals for beneficiaries who need the level of care that such hospitals provide.
08/16/2017
The Comprehensive Joint Replacement (CJR) programs is a “hot-button” issue in the home health industry, and as a Home Health Therapy company we had the unique position to hear how multiple home health agencies were preparing for them. One of the reasons there was a large interest in figuring out the best way to work with this initiative was because it was mandatory to participate in it, that said it looks like CMS is now moving towards making the program (and others) voluntary. Below is an excerpt from an article written by Amy Baxter of Home Health Care News, follow the link below to read the full version.
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to cancel mandatory bundled payment models and make changes to an existing bundled payment initiative focused on joint replacements.
The proposal aligns with what home health stakeholders have called for, as some have stated the mandatory bundles were being implemented too fast.
Specifically, CMS is moving to scrap the Episode Payment Models and Cardiac Rehabilitation incentive payment model, which were scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2018.”
10/13/2016
To say we’re lucky to have such great employees work with us would be an understatement. Jude has been an anchor since the first day he started at ATS and 5 years later he’s become one of our most knowledgeable and trusted therapists. He has qualities that promote continuous improvement for his patients, our company and himself that is evident in everything he does. Thank you Jude for your commitment to ATS and your patients, you’re a big reason why most agencies in the greater Beaumont area choose us to treat their patients!
Pictured: Dexter (Co-Owner, Left), Jude (PTA, Center) and Rob (Co-Owner, Right)
11/21/2015
Alliance Therapist Spotlight
Hello everyone! My name is Ashish and I have recently moved to Southeast Texas. I was born in India but raised in the great state of Maryland. While in high school, I played a lot of sports and unfortunately tore my ACL twice. Needless to say, I was devastated. It was at this juncture in my life where I was first introduced into the world of physical therapy and how it played a vital role in athletes getting back to functional activities. I ended up graduating with my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science and my next step was medical school. I quickly realized however that medical school was not where I belonged. I decided that instead of becoming a medical doctor, I would become a doctor of physical therapy. So I applied and was accepted to Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. As soon as I entered those hallowed halls, I knew that this profession was where I belonged.
I got to work in an acute setting at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver. It was here that I started to realize that working with people other than athletes was actually quite exciting and fulfilling. On my last clinical rotation, I got to work at Community Rehabilitation Hospital in Indianapolis. Community was an in-patient rehabilitation hospital and I worked exclusively on the brain injury unit. It was during this time that my love for working with neurological patients was kindled. I had the opportunity to perform several home evaluations and recognized all the struggles that my patients had to endure once they left the hospital and returned back home. In August of 2014, I graduated with my doctorate and officially became a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Here is where Alliance Therapy Services comes into my story. ATS was extremely supportive while I was studying for my national board exams. The office staff made my transition extremely painless and answered all of my questions, even after official working hours. The other therapists were always willing to lend a helping hand and assist me through my day. Even the owners made themselves available to us. I am extremely blessed to be part of a company that values the patient experience above all else and treats me more like family than an employee.
When I clock out, I can usually be found in the kitchen trying to cook something new or devouring something else. Then I usually try to burn off all those calories by playing sports!
07/09/2015
We just wanted to take the time to introduce a new area of our website – /jobs
We will use www.alliancetxs.com/jobs to share the current opportunities within ATS. If you would like more information on a position please use the application process linked on that page and follow up with a phone call to the branch you are applying to. We would love to hear from anyone who is interested in starting or continuing their career with ATS!
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