Welcome to Health Care POV | sign in | join

BROWSE BY TAGS

All Tags » Business & Practice Management   (RSS)
Toni Talks about PT Today

The Squeaky Patient Gets the Attention
by Toni Patt
There's an old saying the squeaky wheel gets the oil. In healthcare that translates to the patient who complains the loudest, is the most uncooperative or makes the most unreasonable demands, also gets all the attention. Often this means other patients Read More...
1 comments »     
Secret Santa Drama
by Toni Patt
I don't know about anyone else but I can't wait for Christmas to come and go. Things need to get back to normal, or what passes for normal. I'm not a holiday person. I don't go out of my way to celebrate them. Holidays are actually my favorite days to Read More...
1 comments »     
Having a Second Job
by Toni Patt
In a recent blog for ADVANCE , Jason Marketti talks about having several per diem jobs to help him afford large purchases. That reminded me of when I used to do the same thing. I can remember when most of my coworkers worked a few extra days. No one did Read More...
1 comments »     
Take-Your-Horse-to-Work Day
by Toni Patt
Last week one of my horses, Expsychment, made his debut as a therapy animal. It was a win-win situation. The residents love him and I got to spend the day with him and still get paid. Dogs, and sometimes cats, are frequent visitors to rehab facilities. Read More...
1 comments »     
What Is a Physical Therapist Extender?
by Toni Patt
Reading Jason Marketti's blog last week reminded me of a discussion we're having here in Texas. It's called RC-3 and is an amendment to the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act. It proposes unlicensed individuals such as athletic trainers and massage therapists Read More...
4 comments »     
Biting Off More Than I Can Chew
by Toni Patt
Last week, I wrote about my experiences teaching my first CEU course. I mentioned how much work it was but didn't go into details. It took me nearly four months to finish, including two months of working at least an hour or two every night. Now I'm going Read More...
1 comments »     
Not Much of an Investigation
by Toni Patt
Several months ago, I described losing my job because I reported another therapist to the PT licensing board in Texas. To review, briefly I was sent to a facility by my contract company. When I arrived, I found the therapist I was replacing hadn't bothered Read More...
1 comments »     
Putting Up With Bad Behavior
by Toni Patt
Today was one of those days. There is a full moon. Healthcare workers often joke about the effects of the full moon on their patients. I believe there is something to that, which means my patients gets more of a workout than usual. I am used to brain-injured Read More...
0 comments »     
Working from Home
by Toni Patt
My current job comes with a perk I've never experienced before -- working from home. No, the patients don't come to me. Our documentation is Internet-based so I have the luxury of being able to write notes from home. Some people might say that is a curse, Read More...
2 comments »     
How Much Help Is Too Much?
by Toni Patt
I've been using the Nintendo Wii with more of my patients. This has created a dilemma for me. I don't know how much help to give my patients. At first I didn't help them at all but that wasn't successful. Since then I have alternated between verbal cues Read More...
0 comments »     
How Do You Define Functional?
by Toni Patt
I'm having a debate with the PTA I work with. We can't agree on the definition of functional. I want to use it to describe activities, as in they are functional. She wants to use it to describe actions as functional, such as in functional ROM or strength. Read More...
3 comments »     
The Power of Addiction
by Toni Patt
There is something I don't understand. Why is it that smokers are willing to be discharged against medical advice from a hospital if they aren't allowed to smoke? This morning I went to assess a woman following a TIA. She was more concerned with being Read More...
2 comments »     
A Hostile Environment
by Toni Patt
I don't like my job very much right now. It was never my dream job, just a means to an end. The biggest attraction to me was the ability to leave work in time to ride my horses and do it whenever I want. The patients and other therapists I work with are Read More...
0 comments »     
A Dangerous Patient
by Toni Patt
Sooner or later, everyone comes in contact with a patient who swings at her, attempts to bite or scratch or spits. It goes with the territory, especially if you work with patients who have brain injury or Alzheimer's disease. We console ourselves with Read More...
2 comments »     
The Wonder of Wii
by Toni Patt
A new piece of equipment has found its way into our department, a Nintendo Wii. Up until last weekend I'd never even seen one, much less played with one. The literature is full of articles describing how to use the Wii therapeutically, particularly with Read More...
0 comments »     
« previous page  |  next page »

Search


About this Blog

Keep Me Updated