Toni Talks about PT Today : February 2010

Another Survey by Toni Patt: I got another survey in my email. This one was asking what it would take for me to get involved in the TPTA and the APTA. I received a similar one a few weeks ago. It asked about involvement in my state section. The fact that someone felt it was necessary Read More...
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VIP Patients by Toni Patt: I've yet to work in a facility that didn't maintain that all patients are treated equal. Anyone who has ever worked in health care can tell you that isn't so. Just let a doctor or other prominent patient be admitted. Administration will immediately fall Read More...
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Patients Have the Right of Way by Toni Patt: Earlier this week I took one of my patients to the hospital lobby so we could work on walking in a distracting environment. There is a world of difference between walking in a relatively controlled environment of the unit and walking in the real world. Read More...
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Physical Therapy Rationing by Toni Patt: In the most recent electronic issue of PT in Motion, Jim Romeo talks about the future of rationing health care. Mr. Romeo takes a more global view of the possibility. He takes the position that any rationing will happen with the most expensive procedures Read More...
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