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Is the APTA Repackaging an Old Message?
I've spent more time thinking about the "new" APTA. This could be a golden opportunity for the APTA to reinvent itself and address the needs of its current non-members. By asking questions and actually...
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Why Nothing Will Change at the APTA
In my last blog , I described my concerns that nothing will change with the APTA, expensive consultant group or not. I expect them to continue with the same message but repackage with new words. I see...
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Facilities Don't Want to Pay for PT Experience
Previously I've written about the financial burden on newly graduated DPTs . If undergraduate costs are included, a new graduate could be as much as $100,000 in debt. The debt is driving decisions...
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The Skilled Nursing Facility Conundrum
Last week I was involved in a discussion regarding membership in the APTA. For once the topic wasn't new graduates but therapists who were members but no longer are. The question was, what would it...
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The PT Job Search Continues
This week I thought I'd follow up on my friend's job search . She graduated the same year I did and lost her job last month. I'm tracking her progress because the plight of experienced therapists...
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The Reimbursement Paradox
I wish someone could explain this to me. The baby boomers are aging. Each year, millions more of them will become eligible for Medicare. Instead of increasing funding to cover everyone at current...
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Ensuring Proper Translation with Patients
My hospital serves a large population of non-English-speaking patients. At any given time, one-third to one-half of my caseload speaks Spanish. As a result, the Interpreter Services Department was...
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There Aren't As Many PT Jobs As Before
I just got back from a teaching trip in two larger cities near Lake Erie. I was lucky in that I was able to eat lunch with some of the attendees. Both times the discussion eventually turned to concerns...
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The DPT: How Did They Miss This?
The more I talk to therapists around the country, the more I get the impression very few of us think that requiring the DPT as the entry-level degree for the profession was a good idea. Taken apart...
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How to Get Elected to the APTA
Last weekend was the Texas Physical Therapy Association annual conference. Before the conference began, I attended a board meeting. Among the items on the agenda was a nomination to the APTA. Being...
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Are There Enough PT Schools?
Besides volunteering recently at the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) annual conference, I also had a chance to meet with both professionals and students. It turned out the number of PT...
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Is It Really About Autonomous PT Practice?
My post last month, " The DPT: How Did They Miss This? " has generated numerous comments on the ADVANCE website, almost entirely from readers who agreed with its content. One exception, however, was an...
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Do All Medicare Part A Patients Need Therapy?
Today the answer is yes, particularly if the patient is a resident of the facility who went out with a medical problem. Not only do these patients need therapy, they need to be on caseload as long as...
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Coworker Complaint
"No good deed goes unpunished." I learned this week how true that saying is. A couple of weeks ago I gave a new graduate therapist a piece of advice. I thought I was telling it to him in confidence. I...
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The Obesity Issue
Last week I heard a statistic about obesity in the United States. Currently 36% of all Americans are obese, with the number higher in the older population, according to a recent survey. I don't know if...
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