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Combatting Physical Therapy Burnout: Can Digital Health Help?

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Patrick Tarnowski, Chief Commercial Officer, OneStep The physical therapy profession, encompassing both Physical Therapists (PTs) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs), is navigating through a period of unprecedented challenge.

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MIT, MGH create VR system to advance physical therapy at home

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Disability conditions benefit from physical rehabilitation, but there aren’t enough physical therapists to go around.

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Sword Health Launches AI Solution to Predict and Prevent Unnecessary Surgeries

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With Predict, Sword can utilize a wide range of healthcare and demographic data to identify, engage and treat members who are at-risk for needing surgery with digital physical therapy, which is proven to reduce surgery intent by 60 percent.

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AI-powered telehealth improves PT care at Essen Health Care

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Essen Health Care, a medical group in New York City, has a Center of Excellence for Pain with physical therapy, pain specialists, neurology and orthopedic specialists. It serves patients with acute and chronic issues in need of physical therapy. Patients who need physical therapy are referred to an Essen PT center.

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Xealth Digital Health Report Reveals 8 Emerging Trends for 2024

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Most Engaged Patients: Preventative care programs boasted the highest engagement rate at 69%. Surgery, PT and Rehab, and Preventive Care Are the Top Three Digital Health Uses: Surgery , physical therapy, rehab, and preventive care remain key areas. million patients.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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" The pandemic also further reduced access to routine care leading to an increase in preventable complications due to chronic conditions, including emergency room visits, hospitalizations and overall healthcare costs, she added. School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UMPT). MARKETPLACE.

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Force Therapeutics and Xealth Integrate to Drive Remote Care Management

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A fast response can help prevent postoperative readmissions and speed the recovery journey. From within the patient’s chart, care teams can track patient data such as reported daily pain, medication usage, activity levels, platform engagement, patient-reported outcomes, and physical therapy records.