OC 2016 - Highlight & Description

Highlights -

• Layout of Results’ implementation history
  • Going from 1 - 100
• User compliance and buy-in for FOTO
  • Clinician
  • Patient
  • Roadblocks and Pitfalls to getting “green” across the board from the outset

Description -

This presentation will focus on the experience that Results has had with implementing FOTO over a 2+ year process.  I will explore common issues with implementation for FOTO, unique issues with implementing to Results clinics, and the positives that occurred during this process.  I will describe my beliefs in how to best get user buy-in, not only from the clinician side, but also from the patient side. I twill then explore some of the difficulties that we experienced post-implementation and how we addressed these issues to continue our growth in demonstrating our outcomes via FOTO.

Presentation By:

Jody Swearingen

PT, DPT, OCS, STC, COMT
Results Physiotherapy, Manager of Clinical Information Technology

Highlights -

• Clinical observations form the foundation for clinical research
• Biopsychosocial classification and risk adjustment
• Estimating prognosis for patients with lumbar impairments

Description -

Evidence supports that managing patients with lumbar impairments from a biopsychosocially informed perspective can enhance patient outcomes.  Clinicians interested in integrating and translating the evidence into routine clinical practice require a method to obtain appropriate patient feedback throughout the patient’s episode of care. Appropriate patient feedback can be objectively measured using FOTO data. Standardizing data documentation of clinical observations form the foundation for conducting clinical research. The purpose of the presentation will be to share the results from our ongoing Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy group’s research efforts using standardized data documentation during routine clinical practice in outpatient rehabilitation settings.

Presentation By:

Mark Werneke

PT, MS, Dip. MDT
Centrastate Medical Center. FOTO Research Board

Description -

This presentation will describe 2 new FOTO assessment modules for patients with Stroke and Lymphedema. Content will include development, pilot testing, and the role of clinician advisory groups.

Presentation By:

Deanna Hayes

PT, DPT, MS, Coordinator of Internal Research, Design and Develoment, FOTO, Inc.

Highlights -

Neck impairment is a frequent complaint that greatly impacts quality of life.

• Current measures of neck outcomes have drawbacks, including high response burden.
• FOTO’s new Neck Functional Status CAT provides important improvements over previously developed measures.
• With FOTO Neck Functional Status CAT good precision is achieved with low response burden.

Description -

There are several existing patient-reported measures of cervical outcomes (e.g., Neck Disability Index (NDI), Neck Pain and Dis¬ability Scale, Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire). Drawbacks to these scales have been identified including multidimensionality, non-equivalence by sex and in different age groups, and floor effects. In addition, existing measures use traditional approaches to measurement and lack the precision and efficiency of computer adaptive measures. To address this, FOTO recently developed the Neck Functional Status (NFS) CAT. In this presentation, Dr. Cook will discuss how the NFS CAT was developed, evidence for its reliability and validity, and  why “necking with FOTO” is a brief, but nevertheless, a satisfying encounter.

Presentation By:

Karon Cook

PhD, Research Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago. 

Presentation By:

Julie Fritz

PhD, PT, ATC Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Health at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah Richard Jackson, PT,OCS, Executive Director of Clinical Services, The Jackson Clinics

Highlights:

• Real world examples of how outcomes data reduced barriers to entry into an ACO and ACO like organizations
• Optimize the use of outcomes data to positively impact reimbursement.
• Uncover what really matters to ACOs and ACO like organizations.

Description:

In this session we will share real life examples of how a unique use of FOTO outcomes helped to shape one organizations ACO/ ACO like and payer inclusion strategy. We will discuss how FOTO outcomes are implemented at the facility level, how the outcome results are used for clinical performance improvement, and how the outcomes were used to align with other institutions.

Presentation By:

Dan Fleury

PT, DPT, OCS. Vice President, Pinnacle Rehabilitation Network, LLC Vice President

Highlights -

• Why use FOTO in marketing
• How to use FOTO in marketing
• Who needs to ‘buy-in’

Description -

In this session we talk about the need for tools like FOTO in any strategic marketing plan for physical therapists and clinics. It defines the role it plays, and how it’s implemented when promoting your services. It also addresses the common challenges of using this tool to promote physical therapy at your clinic and how you overcome them.

Presentation By:

TJ Mcleod

Chief Marketing Officer and Digital Marketing Consultant, OSI Physical Therapy

Presentation By:

Pedro Gozalo

Description

Utilization of data from FOTO has been influential in the investigation of the impact post-professional education may have on clinical outcomes.  This presentation will review the findings of an initial investigation into the impact PT residency or fellowship training on patient outcomes.  There will also be discussion of how the FOTO data were used to identify prognostic risk stratification models relative to physical therapy.

Presentation By:

Dr. Jason R. Rodeghero

Program Director for EIM Orthopaedic Residency Program

 

 

Highlights:

• Creating a culture of data collection and management around outcomes
• Demonstrating value
• Negotiating contractual changes with payer

Description:

Why we push outcome data collection in our practice and why I think it is so important for the future of physical therapy. (I truly believe that in order for PT to remain a viable option for the future for patients, we have to demonstrate “value” to those accessing our services (Patients, MDs, Insurance companies etc.)  There are too many “substitutes” positioning for our patients and if we are able to demonstrate the value we offer, then we will not only succeed, but we will thrive.

Presentation By:

Seth Kaplan

PT, DPT, MHA, OCS, President and Chief Executive Officer of Baton Rouge PT

Highlights:

Panel Highlights:

Data will be shared to understand panelist performance. Snapshots of practice focused on the patient side of the equation will be created to help you envision the types of patients each panelist treats.

Gain insight in:

1. the role of psychosocial factors
2. thought processes involved in gaining superior outcomes
3. the role of data in driving clinical decisions
4. generalized thought processes on progression of treatment
5. the role of home exercise programs
6. the importance of any specific training or knowledge

Descriptions:

For the first time in rehab history, you will gain knowledge and expertise from a panel of experts who have third party data substantiating they are experts. FOTO Team reached into their international database and searched among all  (number of total clinicians) clinicians. The goal was to find clinicians who excel at treating individuals who have shoulder pain.  The top performers were invited to share their expertise with you. You will hear pearls of wisdom from 3 of the top 5 clinicians.  This year we welcome:

Moderator:    Selena Horner

Panelists:

• Daniel Donnelly, PT, ATC:  Clinical Coordinator, Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi
• Gus Gutierrez, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT: Gonzalez Clinical Director, Baton Rouge Physical Therapy - Lake in Gonzalez, Louisiana
• Kevin Touchet, MPT: Partner, Thibodeaux, Albro and Touchet Therapy Group in Jennings, Louisiana