Physical Therapy Students Take on Direct Access

Samantha SooHoo, president of the Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy club at the University of California, San Diego is energizing t...

Physical Therapy Students Take on Direct Access 2010-02-08T13:32:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Can Evidence Based Medicine Save Physical Therapy From 'Skilled Therapy'?

Can powerful new tools used by physical therapists prevent a Medicare audit? If you write in your note tests that predict the outcome of tre...

Can Evidence Based Medicine Save Physical Therapy From 'Skilled Therapy'? 2009-09-17T08:27:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

The 10 Most Important Words in Evidence Based Physical Therapy

Bias – the systematic deviation from the truth. Atun Gawande, MD said it this way: "Three decades of neuropsychology research have sho...

The 10 Most Important Words in Evidence Based Physical Therapy 2009-09-10T11:38:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Why TBC is not "Cookbook" medicine

I got it wrong! This is first correction on Physical Therapy Diagnosis (that I'll admit to) - so don't go telling my wife or my mom!...

Why TBC is not "Cookbook" medicine 2009-09-02T11:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Do Physical Therapists Make Decisions Like Doctors?

Anchoring, Availability and Attribution. One medical student calls these the "3-A Mistakes" so she wont forget how doctors make m...

Do Physical Therapists Make Decisions Like Doctors? 2009-04-10T14:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

The Episode of Care that Cost More

Miss Edy still can't kneel down. She told me today in physical therapy. Miss Edy has been a physical therapy patient before for short co...

The Episode of Care that Cost More 2009-03-23T16:31:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Are 'home grown' outcomes measures better than OPTIMAL?

For now, over half the physical therapists in the US can take comfort in their 'informal collection of data' rather than their use o...

Are 'home grown' outcomes measures better than OPTIMAL? 2009-01-30T14:45:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Can physical therapists diagnose depression?

Mary began crying in physical therapy the other day. Tears streamed down her face as she told me the story of her automobile accident and he...

Can physical therapists diagnose depression? 2009-01-25T07:30:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Medicare Compliance through Physical Therapist Competence

I got feedback on a post today on the Yahoo Groups PT Manager list-serve. I thought the post might be worth re-posting. (note: this is not ...

Medicare Compliance through Physical Therapist Competence 2009-01-14T18:10:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

I answered a question today on the Yahoo Groups PT Manager list-serve. Hello Group, I am looking for any information or suggestions on Treat...

2009-01-14T18:10:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Do You Understand Physical Therapy?

"Do you understand?" "Does that make sense?" You might think I'm asking you about Obama's new health care plan. ...

Do You Understand Physical Therapy? 2009-01-13T19:16:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical therapists: Put your diagnosis in your goal

This extra step in your clinical thought process can dramatically improve your notes and charts for your Medicare compliance program. The si...

Physical therapists: Put your diagnosis in your goal 2009-01-04T05:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Own Your Own PT Clinic

Own your own PT clinic. Owning your clinic is the dream of many smart, young physical therapists. Treat how you feel your patients should b...

Own Your Own PT Clinic 2008-12-14T17:34:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

How much do RACs cost private practice physicians and physical therapists?

I've been living under the gun for three and a half years. The RAC gun. The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program is a new pe...

How much do RACs cost private practice physicians and physical therapists? 2008-12-11T12:03:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Dororthy got kicked out of Physical Therapy today

Dorothy got kicked out of physical therapy today. Dorothy is one of my patients. She is almost 80-years old, still lives at home with her hu...

Dororthy got kicked out of Physical Therapy today 2008-10-28T18:50:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

When is a physical therapy diagnosis not a physical therapy diagnosis?

The most recent issue of The Orthopaedic Section's Physical Therapy Practice contains Developing a Physical Therapy Diagnosis for a Pati...

When is a physical therapy diagnosis not a physical therapy diagnosis? 2008-09-14T17:44:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

The Functional Classification of Neck Pain

Orthopedic physical therapists need to read this clinical practice guideline from the September 2008 issue of JOSPT . In addition to using t...

The Functional Classification of Neck Pain 2008-09-09T17:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Informed Physical Therapists Diagnose using the ICF

Informed physical therapists can make a break with 'old school' models and advance the discussion of physical therapy diagnosis by t...

Informed Physical Therapists Diagnose using the ICF 2008-09-08T18:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

Physical therapists should not take 'ownership' of physical therapy diagnosis

Physical Therapy Diagnosis is a blog I have posted to since about August 2007. Physical therapy diagnosis is also a topic I have been intere...

Physical therapists should not take 'ownership' of physical therapy diagnosis 2008-08-26T18:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara

The Pragmatic Physical Therapist Avoids Models

I recommend the August 2008 Physical Therapy Journal for the Case Report titled Process for Applying the International Classification of Fu...

The Pragmatic Physical Therapist Avoids Models 2008-08-12T16:07:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: elvinadara