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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. Innovation with clinicians and patients open and ready to adopt new solutions is in its early stages, Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, chairman, CEO and founder of Biotricity, told Healthcare IT News in March.

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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 Launches Digital Health Benchmarking Tool, Dewey

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Dewey allows healthcare systems to: Visualize and Track Progress: Customers can monitor their digital health programs in real-time using interactive charts, gauging their effectiveness and identifying areas for improvement. Benchmark Against Peers: Dewey provides anonymized data on how similar programs perform in other healthcare systems.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. The cost of travel and long distances between healthcare providers and patients are commonly cited reasons for patients to delay or avoid medical care. School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UMPT).

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Digital MSK – Physical Therapy’s New Route for Effective Hybrid Care Delivery

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Tannus Quatre, SVP & Chief Business Development Officer of Therapy, Net Health In a world where consumer expectations and needs are constantly evolving, healthcare organizations are faced with pressure to meet patients’ demands and stay both relevant and profitable.