PT Leadership Podcast Series

In this podcast titled, “The How & Why of Building a Relationship between the Physical Therapist and Physician Office”  we speak to Mark Boncser, owner of Border Therapy Services.    Our discussion with Mark Boncser focuses on: Why build a relationship with a physician office The impact of online social media and e-marketing on physician relations The importance of strong physician relations o...

In this podcast titled, “APTQI - How Advocacy Can Drive Change” we speak to Nick Patel.  Nik is the Executive Director at the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI).      Our discussion with Nick focuses on: What is advocacy and why it is important What  are the types of activities involved with advocacy What was the genesis of APTQI How does  APTQI promote outpatient physica...

Today’s Agile&Me podcast is titled, “ Building a Highly Successful Telemedicine Network:  Lessons for Virtual Physical Therapy”.  We are thrilled to welcome our guest, Dr. Jonathan Wiesen.    Dr.  Wiesen is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer for MediOrbis.  Mediorbis is an innovative end-to-end telemedicine platform connecting patients with medical specialists  and offering chronic disease...

Today’s Agile&Me podcast is titled, “ The ABC of Custom Foot Orthotics & The Integration into Outpatient Physical Therapy”.  We are thrilled to welcome our guests Stacy Parent & Dawn Yorton.     Dawn Yorton is a certified Pedorthist and Stacy Parent is the Director of Operations for BioCorrect (a manufacturer of handcrafted custom orthotics) Richard, Dawn & Stacy discuss: What a Pe...

In this podcast titled, “Outpatient Physical Therapy:  Addressing the 90% problem” we speak to Scott Hebert.  Scott is the Director of Product management for WebPT, the nation’s leading rehab therapy software platform and the co-founder of Strive Labs.    Our discussion with Scott Hebert focuses on: What is the ‘90% problem’ The main reasons for why we only end up seeing a very small proportion of...

This episode discusses the outpatient physical therapy evaluation and management of long-haul Covid patients.   Richard speaks to Gretchen Walsh, the  Director of Clinical Excellence and Leadership for Alliance Physical Therapy Partners. Richard and Gretchen discuss: ·       The different types of Covid patients suitable for outpatient physical therapy ·       The common signs and symptoms associa...

With more than 400 published randomized trials in orthopedics, the science in targeted clinical nutrition is advancing rapidly and the case for utilizing it as a modality in patient care has become firmly established, including adoption by leading orthopedic hospitals. In this episode we speak to the CEO of MEND, one of the firms leading the charge in developing evidence based clinical nutrition p...

This episode discusses the basic building blocks of a robust compliance program for outpatient therapy clinics and the likely changes in the regulatory environment in the future. Richard speaks to Tiffany Warden, the clinical compliance officer for Alliance Physical Therapy Partners. Richard and Tiffany discuss: ·       Tiffany’s history working in compliance ·       How compliance and ethics work...

This podcast focuses on the current situation as it pertains to the effects of Covid on outpatient therapy services and the likely future  impact.  There have been a large number of webinars and presentations looking at the impact of Covid on therapy services in 2020, but this podcast focuses our attention to the here and now.  One can only influence the future.  The past is the past. To learn mor...

 Agile&Me: A Physical Therapy Leadership Podcast Series This episode discusses with Anne Frederick, M.A., CCC/SLP, the role of a talent acquisition, common recruiting  questions and the impact of Covid on the hiring of clinicians.  Anne Frederick has been recruiting healthcare professionals for 15+ years and is the owner of RehabResources.   Anne can be contacted at Anne@RehabResource.com To l...

Agile&Me: A Physical Therapy Leadership Podcast Series.   This episode discusses with Anthony Placek various attributes and factors associated with good operational leadership.   Anthony is an expert in the fields of leadership development, culture transformation, and operational consulting. He has over 15 years of experience as a strategic operations leader and proven success in growing and s...

This episode discusses virtual care and physical therapy with special guest Dan Hirai DPT. Telehealth physical therapy has become a popular treatment option during the pandemic. Dan and Richard discuss: ·       Dan’s experience with telehealth physical therapy ·       How telehealth physical therapy works for clinicians and patients ·       The advantages of telehealth physical therapy ·       The...

Agile&Me: A Physical Therapy Leadership podcast series.   A podcast devised to help emerging and experienced therapy leaders learn more about various topics relevant to outpatient therapy services.  This is the first episode of the Agile&Me: A Physical Therapy Leadership podcast series where we learn about the host, Richard Leaver.   Richard is currently CEO of Alliance Physical Therapy Pa...