Build it by 2027: Physician-Led Postpartum Recovery Program
Duke University Health System saved over $815,000 in 24 months by adding physical therapy to their maternity unit and via telehealth. The program could not have launched without a physician order. 127 maternity units in the United States currently offer occupational and physical therapy during postpartum admission. The hospitals reducing postpartum readmissions fastest have one thing in common: a physician who decided to build a recovery team. This session is designed for OBGYNs, MFMs, and OB hospitalists who want to understand how a postpartum recovery program works, what it requires of the physician, and how to build one inside their own health system before 2027. You will leave this session with: 1. A clinical algorithm and outcome measures for identifying postpartum patients who would benefit from rehabilitation during hospital admission or through telehealth and home health follow-up after discharge. 2. Rehab practice guidelines that include assessing physiological response to activity after hemorrhage, Cesarean hysterectomy, preeclampsia, and other major birth events. 3. Program outcomes that address the metrics that payors and health systems measure including length of stay, patient satisfaction scores, preventable complications, and avoidable readmissions. Presented by: Rebeca Segraves, PT, DPT, PWCS | Founder, Enhanced Recovery After Delivery®. Developer of the only global directory that tracks inpatient postpartum recovery programs across maternity hospitals. Dr. Katherine Sylvester, PT, DPT | Founder, MommyMonitor. Acute care women's health physical therapist and remote postpartum monitoring specialist. This session is free. It is built for the physician who already suspects something is missing in the recovery window between discharge and the six week visit and wants to do something about it. Register to attend live or receive the recording. REGISTER HERE