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What Would You Say?
You have been asked to join spine surgical rounds. The surgeons are having a frank discussion about the rising rates of spinal fusions. They note that there are no clear indications for this...
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These videos are for any physical therapist who has ever smacked their forehead in amazement at the incredible complexity, micromanagement and incoherence of our centrally-planned medical non-system in...
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Questions You Should Ask
A new study (Abstract Available Here) just published in the journal Health Services Research explores the question of whether physician ownership of an MRI increases the number of scans performed and...
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Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Support
It is a forgone conclusion that some sort of decision support technology will become a part of the daily workflow of the American physical therapist within the next 2-5 years. What is not concluded are...
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Education to Avoid Harm
Kudos to the team at JOSPT and the just released November Special issue on the topics surrounding the use of MRI in musculoskeletal care. Led by Guest Editor Dr. Jim Elliott this issue is a must...
View ArticleGood Timing: November JOSPT and the October Archives of Internal Medicine
The Top Five overused clinical activities published in the October 2011 Archives of Internal Medicine includes at least one activity that affects many physical therapists’ patients: imaging for lower...
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Making a Difference with Integrity
The EIM community is full of physical therapists that are passionate about making a difference. Whether that happens one on one with a patient, by participating in patient centered research, by...
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Can Physical Therapists Replace Physicians as Primary Care Providers in...
Doom-and-gloom futurists project a “doctor shortage” in the United States but new studies increasingly support the roll of non-physician providers in primary care settings, such as hospitals. A recent...
View ArticleDisruptive Innovation in Physical Therapy
Selena Horner noted in her Twitter stream: "Data doesn't create change… stories that evoke emotion create change…" Collaborating Reduces Costs of Health Care is such a story. The story appeared in the...
View ArticleDirect Access to Physical Therapists Can Reduce the Physician Shortage
Think physical therapists' patients have it rough because they don't have direct access to our services? State laws preventing direct access to physical therapist services still exist in four states:...
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