pt profession

Question 1

who was the first physical therapist?

Answer 1

Mary McMillan

Question 2

When did Medicare add PT as a reimbursable skill?

Answer 2

1967

Question 3

When did the first pta programs start?

Answer 3

1967 (graduated in 1969)

Question 4

What did the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 do to pt?

Answer 4

caused loss of jobs, closure of PTA programs due to reimbursement changes that decreased facility revenues

Question 5

why is the field of pt on the rise again?

Answer 5

aging population, pts are retiring, PTA becoming desirable b/c less time/$$/education.
Employers save $ on pta vs. pt

Question 6

What is the definition of a PTA?

Answer 6

An educated individual who works under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist. (Used in the delivery of pt interventions as deemed appropriate by pt) considered a paraprofessional

Question 7

What are the core values of pt

Answer 7

accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrety, professional duty, social responsibility

Question 8

what are some of the items of APTA’s Vision 2020?

Answer 8

Direct access to pt, pts practice autonomously, ptas continue to work under pts.

Question 9

What two events led to the development of physical therapy?

Answer 9

ww1 and polio epidemics