Lousiville, KY-IN (1888PressRelease)
December 03, 2008 - Evidence In Motion, a provider of physical therapy education and practice consultation, recently announced it will offer an Executive Program in Private Practice Management. The program is in partnership with The Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Educational Institute for Private Practice Physical Therapy.
The new 12-month program is the first of its kind in the country and features an executive course in private practice management with a transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy option. During the program executives will experience an intensive combination of didactic and collaborative education experiences using a combination of distance learning, on-line courses, and weekend intensive hands-on courses.
“The Executive Management Course fulfills a necessary gap in physical therapy training; one that will allow private practices to thrive in a complex health care involvement,” said Dr. Larry Benz, EIM’s Program Director. “Partnering with the Private Practice Section of APTA was significant, as it fulfills their desire for a more long term educational program for their recently launched Institute,” he said.
EIM, in partnership with The Private Practice Section of APTA and The Educational Institute for Private Practice Physical Therapy, is closely associated with many of the best academic programs and other key stakeholder groups in the physical therapy profession.
“This kind of practice management MBA style education is exactly what private practice PT owners are asking for to improve their business acumen and improve the success of their practices,” said Stephen E. Anderson, immediate past President of the Private Practice Section. “It takes much more knowledge in today’s healthcare environment to run an efficient and compliant practice. Mistakes are much more costly today than in the past. If more PT’s are educated in this area through this type of format, the better our profession will be and ultimately patients will benefit from superiorly run healthcare facilities,” he said.
The extensive community provides a “first in class” environment for owners and senior managers to receive the highest caliber of training and practical application to their private practice which will provide a strategic competitive advantage in the marketplace.
The post-professional education for physical therapists is designed to enhance the business savvy and sophistication of private practice physical therapy with evidence-based business and best practices. PT’s will develop documents specific to their practice to enhance the management of their operation.
With completion of the Executive Program, graduates will secure a strong base of knowledge of evidence-based business and best practices, gain access to a network of private practitioners for long-term collaboration, and integrate ‘best in class’ tools and practical techniques for all major aspects of private practice.
About Evidence in Motion:
Evidence in Motion exists to elevate the physical therapy profession and the role of physical therapists in health care delivery. Evidence in Motion is an education and business practice consultation company whose sole reason for existence is to create and promote a culture of evidence-based practice within the physical therapy profession. Evidence in Motion has put in place evidence-based practice treatment pathways in more than 150 facilities and aims to foster the global sharing of information and ideas, thus advancing evidence-based physical therapy practice, research, and education around the world. For more information on Evidence in Motion, please visit: www.EvidenceInMotion.com.
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