The health care environment has seen a massive overhaul in the past few years that presents many opportunities and challenges for physical therapists. Payment models are shifting focus from fee-for-service, and delivery models will look to become more integrated.
Some examples of the attempt to eliminate health care silos and integrate patient care under health reform are accountable care organizations (ACO), bundled payment models, and patient-centered medical homes (PCMH).
If you are a physical therapist in private practice, the decision to participate in these models is one that you will have to make after evaluating your professional and community needs. If you are employed by a health care organization that is considering launching one of these new models of care, you will be well served by considering ways to advocate for innovative and important roles for physical therapists in these new models of care. Regardless of your situation, APTA stands ready to provide you with the tools to navigate this new health care environment.
In an effort to prepare our members for health care integration, APTA has highlighted a few innovative clinical practice models in the videos below. Each illustrates ways physical therapists can play an important role in these new integrated, collaborative models of care. Each APTA member appearing in a video is part of a nontraditional, outside-the-box creative practice model. Our hope is that you gain insight and inspiration from these practice models as you embark on finding your place in an integrated health care delivery system.
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- Prospective Surveillance Cancer Model
Speaker: Nicole Stout, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA
- Improving Health Through Fitness
Speaker: Jennifer Gamboa, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC
- The Critical Role of Physical Therapists in the ICU
Speaker: Christiane Perme, PT, CCS
- The Essential Role of Home Health Physical Therapy in the Continuum of Care
Speaker: Michael Johnson, PT, PhD, OCS
- The Role of Evidence in Improving Patient Care
Speaker: Gerard Brennan, PT, PhD
- Examining Frequency and Duration in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Speaker: Kim Nixon-Cave, PT, PhD, PCS
- Preventing Unwarranted Variation in Practice in a Bundled Payment Model
Speaker: Tony DeLitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA
- Analyzing Your Claims Data and Demonstrating Your Value
Speaker: Tony DeLitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA
- Bundling: How It Can Work for Physical Therapists
Speaker: Tony DeLitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA
- The Physical Therapist's Role in Health Care Delivery
Speaker: C. Jason Richardson, PT, DPT
- The Physical Therapist's Role in the Medical Home
Speaker: Carol Oddo, PT, MS, FACHE
- Delivering Value to Health Plans, and ACOs in a Changing Health Care Market
Speaker: Craig Johnson, PT, MBA
- Innovative Care: Leading the Way in a Changing Environment
Speaker: Linda E. Arslanian, PT, DPT, MS
- Creating a Culture of Mobility
Speaker: Diane Clark, PT, DSc
- Physical Therapists and Interprofessional Teamwork
Speaker: Pauline Flesh, PT, MPS