A New Roadmap to Create Benchmarks for High-Quality, Value-Based Care
On July 17, researchers from the Center for Effectiveness Research Orthopaedics (CERortho) released a new and comprehensive analysis establishing benchmarks of quality care in the field of physical therapy. Titled the “Evaluation of Legacy Patient Reported Outcome Measures as Performance Measures in Rehabilitation,” the report was published after months of close collaboration with the PT…
Using Physical Therapy for Arthritis
Every July, we recognize Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Living with juvenile arthritis can be painful and debilitating for the estimated 300,000 children diagnosed with this disorder in the US. Fortunately, physical therapy can help! Physical therapy is a patient-preferred, non-pharmaceutical approach for addressing chronic pain, and it is often prescribed for individuals living with arthritis.…