The Better Outcomes Show
Exploring the possibilities of a new healthcare
Join Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi), principal of Rehab U Practice Solutions and host of The Better Outcomes Show as he explores the possibilities of a new healthcare. Guests range from clinicians trying new techniques and treatments to executives and entrepreneurs exploring new service delivery methods, business models, and organizational structures.
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Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L
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Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi)
Host of The Better Outcomes Show
Who is Rafi Salazar?Â
Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi) has worked as a lead clinician in an outpatient specialty rehab clinic for the Department of Veterans affairs. After leaving that position he began work as an indpendent healthcare consultant on a multi-million dollar project for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. During that time, he also started working with indepednent healthcare clinics focusing on patient engagement and marketing strategy.
His career trajectory includes 10+ years of experience in programatic development, clinical operations, healthcare management, marketing & business development. He even spent some time as an Assistant Professor in a Graduate Program of Occupational Therapy and has served on numerous boards and regulatory committees. He is the host of The Better Outcomes Show and he is also the author of the book Better Outcomes: A Guide to Humanizing Healthcare.Â
Today, Rafi works with healthcare clinics, organizations, and some healthcare technology startups developing effective patient engagement strategies through his consulting work. He also leverages his experience as a professor and academic to speak and train on the topics around humanizing the healthcare experience. In addition, Rafi also owns and operates ProActive Rehabilitation & Wellness, a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic treating patients with musculoskeletal pain.
Hire Rafi to Spek
Rafael speaks & trains at healthcare organizations and events on topics related to leadership in healthcare, patient engagement & experience, integrated clinical care, interprofessional collaborative practice and marketing & communication strategy for rehabilitation professionals & organizations. His work on telehealth has been discussed in Forbes. He customizes content for your specific audience and to meet your organization’s specific goals and objectives. His goal is to help you facilitate the outcome you want for your event, audience or organization.
New Treatments & Techniques
Learn from clinicians implementing cutting-edge treatments
New Business Models
Explore different payment & reimbursement models
Novel Service Delivery Methods
Discover new and emerging ways to delivery healthcare services
Build Lasting Relationships
Develop knowledge and skills to build long-lasting relationships with patients and clients
Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L
Host of The Better Outcomes Show
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Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi) is the Principal Owner of Rehab U Practice Solutions and the host of The Better Outcomes Show. Rafi has worked in a variety of settings, from orthopedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, to academia, and even healthcare consulting. He spent the majority of his clinical experience working at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, where he was the lead clinician and clinical education coordinator for the outpatient specialty rehab program. In this role, he treated many veterans with chronic pain and helped to establish an interdisciplinary pain management program. He has worked on projects ranging from patient engagement initiatives to marketing communication campaigns to a multi million dollar project assisting the State of Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities transition individuals out of state institutions to community residences and to establish statewide mobile integrated clinical support services for individuals on the state medicaid waiver program. He also has experience as a core faculty member at Augusta University’s Occupational Therapy Program, as a Licensed Board Member on the GA State OT Board, and he serves on the Board of Directors for NBCOT. He works to help healthcare clinics and organizations deliver uniquely impactful patient experiences by improving service delivery through consulting engagements and speaking & training. Check out his book Better Outcomes: A Guide to Humanizing Healthcare here.
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Great Thinkers Wanted as Guests on The Better Outcomes Show
If you’re an innovator in healthcare, we want to hear from you! Whether you’re a clinician implementing a breakthrough or cutting edge treatment technique, a healthcare entrepreneur experimenting with new business models or payment structures, or a clinic or organization exploring novel service delivery methods, we want to share your insight and expertise on the show.
If you want to explore the possibility of being a guest on the show, fill out the form to the left and start the conversation.
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Take Your Organization to the Next Level!
If you run a clinic, practice, oversee a healthcare system or hospital and are looking to develop a strategy that leverages best practices, new technology, and marketing/messaging in a way that maximizes patient engagement & retention, check out what we do and how we do it.
We’d love to talk with you about how Rehab U Practice Solutions can help your clinic bring in more patients, retain them throughout their course of care, and create uniquely impactful patient experiences.
About The Show
The Better Outcomes Show explores the possibilities of a new healthcare. Guests range from clinicians trying new techniques and treatments to executives and entrepreneurs exploring new service delivery methods, business models, and organizational structures.
