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What Is a Digitally Enabled Rehab Therapist?

What Is a Digitally Enabled Rehab Therapist?

FromStretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education


What Is a Digitally Enabled Rehab Therapist?

FromStretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   
What is a digitally enabled rehab therapist? Is this the next new fad? In this episode, we talk with digital health expert Anang Chokshi, DPT, to define digital enablement for rehabilitation therapists and discuss the value of adopting digital health as a tool in your clinical practice toolkit.
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(01:43) Importance of Being a Digitally Enabled Therapist
(05:56) How Technology Changes Our Practice
(08:51) Importance of Reviewing Data
(14:00) Value of Digital Tools and Competencies
(21:54) APTA Foundational Paper
(27:26) Categories of Digital Health
(32:45) Benefits of Implementing Digital Health
(36:55) Benefits to Patients
(42:25) Benefits to Payers
(44:07) Challenges for Stakeholders
(46:35) Implementation Strategies
(53:28) Resources for the Clinician
(55:21) Artificial Intelligence
(58:08) Closing Remarks    
The content for this course was created by Anang Chokshi, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS. 
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, Ph.D.
The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP. 
Here is how Relias can help you earn continuing education credits: 
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;  
or  
Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate. 
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.   
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. 
Resources 
Digital health (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/digital-health-center-excellence/what-digital-health
APTA foundational paper on the digitally enabled physical therapist: https://www.apta.org/your-practice/practice-models-and-settings/digital-health-technology/digitally-enabled-physical-therapist
Digital PT task force report: https://world.physio/sites/default/files/2020-06/WCPT-INPTRA-Digital-Physical-Therapy-Practice-Task-force-March2020.pdf 
The Playbook: Digital Healthcare Edition (Digital Medicine Society and Department of Veterans Affairs): https://www.dimesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Playbook_-Digital-Healthcare-Edition-7_26_22v-2.pdf 
FDA guidance document on clinical evaluation using software as a medical device (SAMD): https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/software-medical-device-samd-clinical-evaluation 
Released:
Sep 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehabilitation therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode of Stretch is a full-length course and may help you meet your continuing education requirements. To find out if you can earn continuing education for listening, access your Relias Library, offered by your employer, for course certificate information and exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, go to www.reliasacademy.com to review certificate information. If eligible, you can purchase the course, pass the exam, and receive your certificate of completion.