Content that pushes boundaries.

ACO’s Won’t Work Cause “You Don’t Win The Kentucky Derby with Mules”

While my lifelong devotion and suffering for the Cleveland Indians continues, my favorite vocal manager and the only one I follow on Twitter is Ozzie...

Stymied by Our Own Policies

Our national association espouses PT’s to be autonomous practitioners in its vision 2020 statement.  At the same time, it maintains positions that restrict PT’s ability...

Good Friday Filings

A few notes to file before I start this glorious of weekends. -File under “Yes, Gina there is a Santa Clause”-and it is a physical...

Would You Get Physical Therapy if you paid 31% of the total bill?

Here is one take on the healthcare reform bill by Nobel Prize economist, Gary Becker who as WSJ points out, “has nothing left to prove”.  “we...

Healthcare Reform-Hurry Up and Wait

Anybody read the 2500 plus words on what was voted and approved late last night?  Me either. I do know that the debate will rage...

McCarran–Ferguson Act. Where do we stand?

The McCarran-Ferguson Act and repeal thereof is gaining in popularity including many healthcare professions jumping on the bandwagon since the House voted for the second...

What You Might Not Know Joe

File this post under “why there is a blog focused on evidence based practice in physical therapy”. One of my favorite healthcare bloggers is Joe Paduda...

Physical Therapists in Calif Part of Bigger Picture-In Tenn Probably Eliminated

In December, we posted about the draconian cut in physical therapy that Anthem has put in place in California for private practice PT’s and specifically the 

More Than A Tweet

but less than a full blog post and not befitting of posterous account so I thought I would put them together. -Can’t help thinking that as...

Crook Post

My All PT’s are Crooks satirical post generated some comments and caused an overload to my email inbox.  The overwhelming response was positive and most found...