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Dr. Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, CEO of Confluent Health, presents the second part of his post-Covid physical therapy predictions.
Recap, Part 1 – listen to Part 1 of this podcast series
- Conferences and education will/should change to a hybrid model that allows lecture learning to happen online, reducing the amount of onsite contact
- There will be regulatory impacts that will cause higher costs to the clinic
- There will be regulatory impacts that will cause higher costs to the clinic
- PT staffing models are going to change with the better understanding of labor costs
- The financial acumen of the average physical therapy practice is going to need to increase to stay competitive
Part 2
- Physical Therapy has to be a part of the health care disparity solution via optimization
- Doubling down on non-clinical factors, like therapeutic alliance, empathy, compassion
- Refocusing on chronic pain pandemic
- Integration of behavioral health into physical therapy
- Physical therapy patients need to feel confidently safe at the clinic
- The role of physical therapists in public health
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