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In Episode 89, Heather Bryans addresses reporting on the IRFPAI for a patient treated for spinal stenosis with myelopathy and then provides several COVID scenarios for the IRF setting. Congratulations to today’s winner, Rebecca.  This mugshot is of Heather Bryans, our resident expert researcher.

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