PT as integral ACO members

Question 1

What is an ACO

Answer 1

Accountable care organization
Organization made up of groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals that come together voluntarily and give coordinated and high quality care to mericare pts

Question 2

Concept of pain

Answer 2

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage

Question 3

Opioids and insurance

Answer 3

Insurance companies won’t cover the alternatives to opioids.
Health-insurance companies are increasingly cutting reimbursements for these alternative treatments or not covering them at all.

Question 4

Number one reason for opioid rx

Answer 4

LBP
Low back pain visits go up, opioid prescriptions go up, and a huge decrease in PT referrals. –OUTRAGEOUS. We need to address third party payers, restricting patients the care they need

Question 5

Early PT is associated with

Answer 5

decreased risk of advanced imaging, additional physician visits, surgery, injections & opioid use as compare to delayed PT

Question 6

Wrinkles on the inside

Answer 6

are normal!
Often with find pathology on imaging even if asymptomatic
Imaging can lead to increased CA risk