2025 February Journal Club - Postoperative hand therapy and the 2018 Medicare therapy cap repeal: Appraising cost and use changes
Article Description: “Postoperative hand therapy and the 2018 Medicare therapy cap repeal: Appraising cost and use changes.” Joseph N. Fahmy, MD, MS, Lingxuan Kong, MS, Lu Wang, PhD, Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS. Journal of Hand Therapy, Articles in Press, June 28, 2024.
Article Link: https://www.jhandtherapy.org/article/S0894-1130(24)00048-6/fulltext
Presented by Brocha Z. Stern, PhD, OTR, CHT
Continuing Education Credit:
Attendees earn 1 continuing education hour/0.1 CEU for this Journal Club.
Post-Chat Quiz & CE Certificate:
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Brocha is a PhD candidate at New York University. She has a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Temple University and is currently a certified hand therapist with Kessler Rehabilitation Center in New Jersey.
Brocha is an adjunct faculty member at New York University and Salus University. She is also a member of the ASHT Education Division and has presented on upper extremity topics at state and national conferences. Her research interests focus on health behavior and health promotion in musculoskeletal rehabilitation.