Categorized as: Health Policy
15Oct Capitol Hill Day
Today, hundreds of physical therapists, members of the APTA’s Othopaedic section, and members of AAOMPT, are spending the day on Capitol Hill meeting with as many legislators as we can. In today’s rapidly changing healthcare arena, the timing of this event couldn’t be better. Providing input from the physical therapist’s per
13Apr Revolutionizing Prosthetics
Watch CBS Videos Online (Btw, it’s too bad there’s a 30 sec ad at the front end of this video. Bad CBS!) Last night’s 60 Minutes program aired a piece highlighting the amazing work being done in the U.S. Department of Defense to revolutionize prosthetics. The segment featured the DEKA Arm, developed by everyone’s favorite
06Apr Healthcare is Coming Over
Better Straighten Up the House! Last week, the WSJ Health Blog was abuzz about announcements by a group of high-powered companies entering the home care market. GE, Intel, Google, IBM, Microsoft have all recently entered the home-health monitoring arena. This is serious stuff for telehealth initiatives, and one can only assume that the introduction
29Mar Influences on Autonomy
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) President, Scott Ward, posed an interesting question in his latest blog post. Dr. Ward wondered, based on feedback from a group of stakeholders, if the inclusion of the term “autonomous practice” in the APTA’s Vision 2020 was the right word. Is it non-collaborative? Does it reflect a pa
25Mar Augusta AD Rehab as a Model of Care
Augusta, Georgia is unique for a number of reasons. Perhaps you notice the heaping piles of azaleas, or that golf course, or the downtown with much character and few people. Perhaps you notice that the city is “well laid out with wide and spacious streets”, as George Washington once did. Perhaps you notice the paper
24Mar Be An Advocate
Occasionally, we get requests for guest posts from various individuals. Some of them are good. None of them have yet been published…until now! Look for more guest contributor posts as we transition and grow from NPA Think Tank to PT Think Tank! Thanks, ERIC Be an Advocate! In conjunction with the Special Olympics campaign to
17Feb DIY Healthcare?
Yesterday, a NYT article about the comraderie of Physical Therapy. Today, an article about the group of young uninsured who are resorting to do-it-yourself healthcare. We're so close! Just put those two concepts together and physical therapists emerge as a viable option for those with limited insurance coverage. I love this quote: "It’s not an in
04Feb World Cancer Day: My Two Perspectives
Today, February 4, 2009 is World Cancer Day. Head over to the website for the Internation Union Againt Cancer to view a striking video and to find out more about their campaign to help promote a healthy, active lifestyle. It seems I've never stopped to take note of World Cancer Day before, but this year it seems more than appropriate. My Perspectiv
08Dec High Costs, Bad Outcomes
In an Epidemic of Overtreatment, John Halamka and Rick Parker check in on the Health Care Blog with a great list of contributing factors to the the high cost, and low value of the U.S. health care system. The list can be summarized in the following manner: Unhealthy lifestyles and overtreatment combine with a culture that promotes defensive medicin
26Sep Safe Falling?
I'm sure that, if this device had been invented during my childhood, I would have been required to wear it. A Japanese firm, Prop, is developing an airbag to be used to protect those who fall. The product is designed for a specific type of fall (elderly with epilepsy) and in proposed to detect an acceleration to the ground which releases an airbag
