May 2011

Features

• The Role of Physical Therapists in Disaster Relief

  PTs have provided critical care to Haitians since the January 2010 earthquake, but they also provided assistance in a range of other disasters. What lessons have been learned?

• Contemporary Topics in Health Care: Root Cause Analysis

  The underlying cause of a health care error may not be obvious. The good news: PTs are well-suited to the task of identifying the cause.

• Health Care Technology Today

  Here's a look at some advances and proposals in the field of health care technology.

Columns and Departments

• Compliance Matters: Matters of Integrity

  Examining anti-fraud measures in the health care reform law.

• Ethics in Practice: Patient Presents With Troubling Autonomy

  The perils of paternalism. Part II.

• PTAs Today: Filling Acute Needs

  A satisfying career, nourished by challenges.

• This Is Why: Life and Limb

  In Haiti, rebuilding takes many forms.

• PT Resource

  - Health Care Headlines
  - Business Sense
  - Research Roundup
  - On the Web
  - The Funny Bone
  - Data Points

• Viewpoints

  New Grads Often Fail to Honor Culture of Physical Therapy