Clinical Practice

A Mixed Methods Approach to Optimizing Rehab2Home, an Enhanced Rehabilitation Model to Support Discharge Home After Surgery

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Station 4

Presenting Author(s)

Mindi R. Manes, PhD (she/her/hers)

Director Center for Outcomes Analytics and Research
Brooks Rehabilitation

Grace C. Bellinger, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kelly N. Daley, PT, MBA

Director Clinical Informatics and Analytics
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Nicole Langton-Frost

Rehabilitation Therapy Manager
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Annette Lavezza

Director Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Ryan Roemmich, PhD

Associate Professor
Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Eric S. Stewart, PT,DPT

Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
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Denise T. Wagner, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified in Geriatric Physical Therapy

Assistant Director Home Health Services/ Rehabilitation Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Johns Hopkins Home Health Services
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Erik Hoyer, MD

Vice Chair for Quality and Safety
Johns Hopkins University

Describe how a mixed-methods quality improvement approach, integrating retrospective analysis and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), can be used to strengthen rehabilitation program delivery.
Identify effective strategies and kep improvement oppotunities within the Rehab2Home (R2H) model that promote early, intensive therapy and successful discharge home after surgery.
Explore opportunities to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and data-driven decision making to advance patient-centered rehabilitation outcomes.