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Qualifications
Members of this task force should possess, in the aggregate, the following characteristics:
- An appreciation of the importance of outcomes of physical therapy interventions in meeting the goals of the profession
- Experience dealing with large electronic data sets
- An understanding of the purpose of functional measures in responding to policy questions
- Experience in managing a large physical therapy clinic or a network of clinics
- An understanding of the payment system for physical therapy
- An understanding of the role of physical therapy in the current health care system
- An understanding of electronic health records and health information technologies and their role in data collection and registry development
- A knowledge of patient assessment instruments, quality measures and outcomes research
- Knowledge of the type of reports that would have to be generated that could result in the enhancement of the quality of the provision of physical therapy services
- An understanding of marketing principles
- Business acumen to contribute to the development of pricing strategies
- Knowledge of the Patient Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the use of functional measures
- The ability to be productive as part of a group with expertise covering a number of areas
Charge
For the period of February 2013 to December 31, 2013, the Board of Director's determined charge for the PTOR Task Force is:
- Determining the essential core data elements that will be included in the registry
- Developing a data dictionary that operationally defines each core data element
- Determining the functionality of the registry
- Devising a plan for integrating with already existing electronic health records or registries to ensure optimum amount of data
- Developing a marketing strategy to attract the maximum number of facilities to contribute data
- Assisting in the development of a business plan describing the goals of the registry and the best strategies to reach those goals
- Ensuring that the registry is developed in such a manner that it informs other APTA initiatives such as the tasks surrounding the Patient Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
All APTA appointed groups are asked to conduct their work with the Association's Organizational Values in mind and in the context of 1) APTA's mission, vision and strategic plan, and 2) the potential for their work to have implications related to physical therapist assistants, women, diversity, and risk management.
Additional Information
BOD Chair: Nicole Stout, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA
Staff Liaison: Marc Goldstein, EdD, senior advisor, clinical practice and research and Justin Moore, PT, DPT vice president, public policy, practice and professional affairs
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