Iowa Physical Therapy Association: Working Toward Vision 2020

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Iowa Physical Therapy Association Working
Toward Vision 2020

• Mark Blankespoor, DPT
• President, IPTA

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IPTA Updates

• APTA only national professional organization
  representing more than 80,000 PTs, PTAs,
  students of Physical Therapy
• IPTA membership
• Mike Mandel, Executive Director, retired in
  Summer of 2012
• Neely Bushore (Capture Marketing) is new
  Executive Director

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IPTA Updates

• Physical Therapy programs
• Physical Therapist Assistant programs
• Reimbursement payment models
• Iowa legislation
• Copay equity
• Direct relationship between Physician PTAs

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Vision 2020

• Physical therapy, by 2020, will be provided by
  physical therapists who are doctors of physical
  therapy and who may be board-certified
  specialists. Consumers will have direct access to
  physical therapists in all environments for
  patient/client management, prevention, and
  wellness services. Physical therapists will be
  practitioners of choice in patients/clients
  health networks and will hold all privileges of
  autonomous practice. Physical therapists may be
  assisted by physical therapist assistants who are
  educated and licensed to provide physical
  therapist directed and supervised components of
  interventions.

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Emerging Practice Trends

• Multi-specialty practices
• Contracting options
• Employer-based clinics
• Fitness/Wellness

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Challenges?

• Reimbursement
• Staffing
• Use of support personnel

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Questions?