#FightTheCut Rally, Fee Schedule, and August Recess – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
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Aug 26, 2021•27 min
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Walking the Walk of a Change Agent
Change is difficult. Those words ring true for most, even for those who consider themselves “change agents,” but change doesn’t have to be negative or a struggle. That’s what we’ll talk about today with Stephanie Kostsuca, PT, DPT. https://www.apta.org/article/2021/03/03/walking-the-walk-of-a-change-agent
Aug 04, 2021•28 min
A Lucky Patient Encounter Provides Answers – Defining Moment
It wasn’t until she saw patients with the same rare condition that a PT realized what had been plaguing her own body for years. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/08/01/apta-magazine-august-2021/a-lucky-patient-encounter-provides-answers
Aug 02, 2021•11 min
Physical Therapy in Emergency Care: A Win-Win for Patients and Hospitals
In June 2020, the American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates issued a position statement, Support of Emergency Physical Therapist Practice. Despite physical therapists’ knowledge about symptoms and conditions affecting many patients presenting for emergency care, they are not always considered by hospital administrators to be essential to emergency department staffing. In this podcast, APTA members Rebekah Griffith, PT, DPT, Carleen Jogodka, PT, DPT, and Lisa TenBarge, PT, DPT, dis...
Jul 28, 2021•41 min
During the Covid-19 Pandemic — One Size Does Not Fit All: Author Interview With Mark Werneke
In a descriptive study that’s already been featured in 14 news stories, Mark Werneke, PT, and colleagues analyzed data on more than 222,000 patients in the Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes database. Werneke and Jette talk in depth about the relatively low use of telerehabilitation in the outpatient population studied. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ptj/pzab110/6224412
Jul 27, 2021•27 min
An Early Look at the Proposed 2022 Fee Schedule
The proposed 2022 Medicare fee schedule is here, and as expected, cuts and the PTA differential are moving forward. Kate Gilliard, APTA senior policy and regulatory affairs specialist, and Justin Elliott, APTA vice president of government affairs, provide an overview of both provisions, plus a look at CMS’ decisions around telehealth for PTs after the end of the public health emergency.
Jul 22, 2021•33 min
Celebrating Our Professional History
Director of Communications Lindsay Durand, PT, DPT, of APTA’s Student Assembly Board of Directors, Kelly Quigley, SPT, APTA Student Assembly centennial ambassador, and Gini Blodgett Birchett, MSLS, APTA’s senior information resources specialist, discuss our professional history and take questions from viewers.
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min
No One Way To Be a PT
This PT encourages others in the profession to expand the bounds of what PTs can be. https://www.apta.org/article/2021/06/10/no-one-way-to-be-a-pt
Jun 30, 2021•20 min
Looking for the Zebras – Defining Moment
Every patient is a one in a million. By Kathleen Wild PT, DPT. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/07/01/apta-magazine-july-2021/looking-for-the-zebras
Jun 28, 2021•12 min
COVID-19 Outcome Measures for Physical Therapy
In this APTA Live event, we will talk with members of the Cross-Academy/Section COVID-19 Core Outcome Measure Task Force about the physical therapy core outcome measures algorithms they developed — one for adults and one for children.
Jun 25, 2021•55 min
Safe and Effective Rehabilitation for Long COVID
World Physiotherapy, previously known as the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, recently released a briefing paper and toolkit on safe and effective rehabilitation for individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. APTA member Rebecca Martin, PT, DPT, PhD, who represented APTA in authoring the briefing paper and the toolkit, answers questions about the PT’s role in … Continue reading Safe and Effective Rehabilitation for Long COVID
Jun 23, 2021•16 min
Help for Clinicians in Applying Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients With Heart Failure: Author Interview With Dr Konrad Dias
Dr Dias and his coauthors provide an antidote to the barriers that make it difficult to apply clinical practice guidelines to patients. “There are many inconsistencies in the examination and treatment…[for patients with] heart failure, [and] so often physical therapists have developed their own biases…based on their years of clinical experience,” which present challenges to changing practice based on new evidence. Dias et al wanted to provide an easy-to-use 5-step approach to improve care: “Let’...
Jun 16, 2021•25 min
Integration of Nutrition in Physical Therapist Practice: An Author Interview with Dr. Patrick Berner
Dr. Jette and the author discuss a range of issues, from the relationship and professional boundaries between physical therapists and dieticians, to practical recommendations for identifying and understanding the behaviors, socioeconomic determinants, and environmental factors that can affect access to proper nutrition. Dr. Berner is coauthor of “Nutrition in Physical Therapist Practice: Setting the Stage … Continue reading Integration of Nutrition in Physical Therapist Practice: An Author Inter...
Jun 14, 2021•20 min
PTA Differential, Fee Schedule, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory update covers multiple topics from the perspective of what’s happened, what’s hot right now, and what to keep an eye on in the future. In this episode: lawmakers focus on the PTA differential, a big telehealth win, a bill to relieve administrative burden in Medicare Advantage, and more.
Jun 09, 2021•31 min
I See Me in You – Defining Moment
A PT reflects on opening a clinic in an underserved neighborhood. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/06/01/apta-magazine-june-2021/i-see-me-in-you
Jun 02, 2021•10 min
Mindfulness: Just What the PT Ordered
A mindful pause allows us to reflect and make conscious decisions that spark transformation and help us promote our emotional well-being. Podcast with Monica Jain, PT, DPT. Read the article at https://www.apta.org/article/2021/05/24/mindfulness-just-what-the-pt-ordered
May 26, 2021•22 min
Postacute Care Study: A Deeper Dive – Regulatory
A recent large-scale study of postacute care sponsored by APTA and AOTA has the potential to change the conversation on payment in these settings. This podcast takes a closer look at the TOPS study findings with Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, who served as an advisor on the study’s methodology and analysis.
May 21, 2021•21 min
Proposed Rules, Wins, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update
This May installment of APTA’s monthly advocacy and regulatory roundup focuses on SNF and IRF rules, a sequestration win, telehealth, and more.
May 19, 2021•22 min
Postacute Care Study: Changing the Conversation – Regulatory
Could a massive new study change the conversation on payment in postacute care settings? The research, involving 1.4 million episodes of rehab in SNFs, IRFs, and home health agencies, has major implications for discussions about a one-size-fits-all policy approaches.
May 14, 2021•34 min
Considering Mental and Behavioral Health in Physical Therapy Patient Care
In this episode, experts explore how the mind and body intersect in the healing process, and how physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can provide better patient care by understanding the body’s response to stress and trauma.
May 13, 2021•50 min
The Power of Words
After years of working with patients, Sara DeMars, PT, DPT, has learned the power that words and word choice can have when working with patients. Sara believes that through being aware of our verbal communication and avoiding broad language we can actually make a big impact when it comes to patient care. Here’s our discussion … Continue reading The Power of Words
Apr 29, 2021•20 min
A Brief but Meaningful Encounter
A hospital PT finds meaning in a visit with a patient with COVID-19. Read the article at: https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/05/01/apta-magazine-may-2021/a-brief-but-meaningful-encounter
Apr 28, 2021•12 min
APTA Live: Financial Wellness
APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors, Director of Communications, Lindsay Durand, SPT, talks with Alex Macielak from Laurel Road and Kevin Soehner from Enrich about what you need to know about your financial wellness, student debt and refinancing, spending habits, and more.
Apr 20, 2021•56 min
Regulatory and Advocacy Update, April 2021
Find it hard to keep up with what’s happening on Capitol Hill, in Medicare, and other regulatory arenas? You’re not alone. Now you can get up-to-speed, fast: APTA offers a podcast-based roundup of what’s going on, and what our panel of staff experts says needs to be on your radar. We cover multiple topics from the perspective of what’s happened, what’s hot right now, and what to keep an eye on in the future. This episode: telehealth legislation, information blocking, and more.
Apr 14, 2021•35 min
The Referring Provider Owns the Results—Referral for Imaging by Physical Therapists
In this conversation with Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, Dr. Keil notes that the evidence supporting direct access is now clear and that data indicate that physical therapists refer for imaging less often and use it more appropriately than other first-contact providers.https://academic.oup.com/ptj/pages/podcasts#36e2ce14316c8af4f11a
Apr 12, 2021•17 min
Population Health: Where Do PTs and PTAs Fit?
While one-to-one care is the main focus of most physical therapy providers, looking at the health of a population — however you define it — can reveal patterns and obstacles that can be addressed.
Apr 07, 2021•40 min
An On-the-Nose Career – Defining Moment
Reminiscences of a PT and mother. By Yaffa Liebermann, PT
Mar 31, 2021•10 min
START-Play and Motor and Cognitive Outcomes in Infants With Neuromotor Disorders: Author Interview with Dr. Regina Harbourne
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette gets at the practical—and ethical—realities involved in studying children. Dr. Harbourne shares insights from her decades of research with children, on such topics as parents’ insistence on usual care. What is the take-home message for early interventionists? It might surprise you. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/2/pzaa232/6056331
Mar 26, 2021•28 min
Student Experience in Times of COVID-19
Two PT students share their experiences in the times of COVID-19. We also talk about mental health and stress — all of which aren’t new to PT and PTA students but may be different or heightened due to the pandemic.
Mar 17, 2021•31 min
Cost-Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Direct Access to Physical Therapy
Interview with Dr. Sandra Hon on her study—which found that direct access to physical therapy is more cost-effective than physician-first access in the United States, with greater functional improvement–in the context of current and especially pandemic-related economic realities. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article-abstract/101/1/pzaa201/5999910?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Mar 15, 2021•18 min
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