Post-Conference Intensive: Optimizing Acute Hospital Rehabilitation - The Strategy, Science and Art

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This post-conference intensive is designed for rehabilitation professionals and healthcare leaders seeking strategies to optimize rehabilitation resources and improve patient and organizational outcomes. Participants will be introduced to the Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Care Framework, a structured approach that integrates mobility standards, rehabilitation consultation practices and population-specific interventions to reduce unwarranted practice variation. This interactive program also examines the variability that commonly exists in rehabilitation service delivery and the system-level factors that influence practice, including size, staffing models and strategic priorities, equipping you with a practical approach they can apply in your own hospital.

Overview

Format: in person
Audience: Rehabilitation professionals and healthcare leaders
Date and Time: May 13, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. E.D.T.
Location: Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
Agenda: Conference Details (.pdf)
Registration options: This event can be purchased separately or as an add-on to the JH-AMP main conference.
Price: $295

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe key sources of variability in acute care rehabilitation service delivery and the system-level factors that influence practice patterns.
Explain the structure and core components of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Rehabilitation Care Framework.
Discuss how mobility standards, rehabilitation consultation practices and population-specific interventions work together to optimize rehabilitation resource utilization.
Identify strategies for aligning rehabilitation services with broader organizational priorities and patient outcomes.
Develop a practical plan for applying elements of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Rehabilitation Care Framework within their own hospital.

Presentations

Introduction

Overview of the Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Care Framework and how a structured, system-level approach can better align rehabilitation services to improve patient outcomes and support organizational priorities.

Supply & Demand

Examination of how patient rehabilitation needs compare with available rehabilitation resources, highlighting common mismatches that drive inefficiencies and variation in care delivery.

Waste Reduction

Identification of operational inefficiencies and non–value-added activities within rehabilitation workflows, with strategies to optimize resource utilization and focus services where they have the greatest impact.

Care Plan Variability

Exploration of how differences in clinician decision-making, consultation practices and service models contribute to inconsistent rehabilitation care and opportunities to standardize high-value practices.

Analysis

Application of practical analytic approaches to evaluate rehabilitation utilization, performance metrics and outcomes to inform strategic decision-making and sustainable program design.