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A Letter to Graduates
by Lisa Mueller
It's hard for me to believe it has been four years since I graduated PT school. I remember working as a student with physical therapists who had been practicing for four or five years and looking at them as a source of information and experience. Now Read More...
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Supply and Demand
by Lisa Mueller
My newest thought project for this week is to better understand how physical therapist staffing is predicted for a new clinic. How does a new healthcare company or private practice facility estimate what kind of staffing it will need in a new location? Read More...
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When is PT Inappropriate?
by Lisa Mueller
A friend of mine works as a nurse in a hospice setting and she mentioned to me a few days ago that many of the patients she admits into their facility come with orders for physical therapy. I've seen articles and research about the effectiveness of physical Read More...
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CE Course
by Lisa Mueller
Last year I spent a lot of time preparing material to present at the Wisconsin PT spring conference and was disappointed when I learned the class was canceled the week prior due to low enrollment numbers. I worked with three other therapists for months Read More...
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What Should We Measure?
by Lisa Mueller
I'm slowly becoming more interested in the idea of performance reviews for physical therapists. The first few years as a physical therapist I didn't really think much about the process, because I was new and enjoying my career and that was overwhelming Read More...
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Adding More Staff
by Lisa Mueller
The clinic I work at is busy. Every available appointment is booked for the next week and a half. As patients call to schedule an evaluation and I realize the volume of patients that need to be seen for rehab, I start to wonder when the time is right Read More...
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Environment of Healing
by Lisa Mueller
I'm right in the middle of reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. It's a pretty interesting book about how very small changes can result in big outcomes. He writes about small changes impacting huge reductions in crime rates, fashion trends and Read More...
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Patient Handouts
by Lisa Mueller
During my first clinical rotation as a student (which was a short, four-week orientation), my clinical instructor often gave me the task of finding research articles or handouts to give our patients. I distinctly remember working with one patient who Read More...
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Put a Mask On
by Lisa Mueller
We've all heard about how widespread the flu is this season. Southeast Wisconsin seems to be hit fairly hard as well. I've had several patients cancel their appointments due to illness and have seen four of my coworkers leave work due to the flu. I'm Read More...
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Another Resolution?
by Lisa Mueller
As I typed away my blog from last week, I wasn't very happy with my professional goals for 2013. In 2012, my professional goal was to transition from acute care practice into outpatient orthopedics, and I'm both happy and proud that I was able to make Read More...
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New Year's Resolutions
by Lisa Mueller
I haven't always made New Year's resolutions; in fact, I don't recall any resolutions through most of my high school and college years. I think I always just try to be a better person -- a better listener, a better friend, a better wife. Some years I Read More...
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The Season of Giving
by Lisa Mueller
Most mornings when I wake up, one of the first things I do is turn on my phone and read through the news, catch up on Facebook and glance at what my email inbox has in store for the day. This morning was no exception. Despite being on vacation this week Read More...
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Direct Access Discussion
by Lisa Mueller
As I've become more comfortable in my outpatient orthopedic setting, I've occasionally seen a few patients under direct access, maybe five to seven overall. I wasn't totally comfortable with it as first, since I was still unsure about the orthopedic practice Read More...
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Gun Control
by Lisa Mueller
At one of my clinicals, I worked with two patients with cervical-level spinal cord injuries caused by gunshot wounds. These patients were young men who described their accidents as "being in the wrong place at the wrong time," or something to that effect. Read More...
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How Do You Measure Quality?
by Lisa Mueller
I'm stuck. As 2012 comes to an end and I start writing goals for 2013, I don't know the best way to measure quality-driven initiatives within our rehab department without relying on quantitative data. How can I prove that our team is the best? How do Read More...
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