Falls Management in Older Adults 2025 (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Release Date: 01/15/2025
Falls Prevention: Don’t Overlook Your Patient’s Arms! (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Jonathan Lee-Confer, PhD discusses the often-overlooked role of the upper extremities in preventing falls during slips or trips. He covers a variety of topics including counterbalance, coordinated arm-leg movement, reaction time, type 2 muscle fiber activation, and ballistic upper extremity muscle activation. He distinguishes between the reactions required during slip-induced falls (lateral) and trip-induced falls (forward). Jonathan advocates for a comprehensive, multimodal approach to fall prevention, integrating upper body and lower body exercises to optimize neuromuscular responses and...
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Falls Prevention: Don’t Overlook Your Patient’s Arms! (audio/visual)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Jonathan Lee-Confer, PhD discusses the often-overlooked role of the upper extremities in preventing falls during slips or trips. He covers a variety of topics including counterbalance, coordinated arm-leg movement, reaction time, type 2 muscle fiber activation, and ballistic upper extremity muscle activation. He distinguishes between the reactions required during slip-induced falls (lateral) and trip-induced falls (forward). Jonathan advocates for a comprehensive, multimodal approach to fall prevention, integrating upper body and lower body exercises to optimize neuromuscular responses and...
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AI & The Future of Home Health Documentation (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
This episode delves into the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in home health documentation, featuring insights from Nestmed’s Mo Charawi (Co-founder and CEO) and David Kerns (Chief Strategy Officer). The discussion highlights how AI-powered tools can capture and interpret clinician-patient interactions, automating up to 90% of visit documentation and easing administrative burdens. The technology is capable of recognizing multiple languages, differentiating who is speaking, and extracting relevant patient data from referrals. Instead of manually typing notes, clinicians can...
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AI & The Future of Home Health Documentation (audio visual)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
This episode delves into the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in home health documentation, featuring insights from Nestmed’s Mo Charawi (Co-founder and CEO) and David Kerns (Chief Strategy Officer). The discussion highlights how AI-powered tools can capture and interpret clinician-patient interactions, automating up to 90% of visit documentation and easing administrative burdens. The technology is capable of recognizing multiple languages, differentiating who is speaking, and extracting relevant patient data from referrals. Instead of manually typing notes, clinicians can...
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Where Are We Headed in 2025 and Beyond? (audio visual)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Roger Herr, past President of APTA Home Health and recent former President of APTA, discusses the future of home health care in 2025 and beyond. Roger highlights key advancements in home health, including the increased role of PTs in start-of-care admissions, case management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He addresses workforce challenges, including the need for better recruitment and retention strategies with an emphasis on outreach to younger students and partnerships between PT education programs and home health employers. He also highlights strategies such as career ladders, staff...
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Where Are We Headed in 2025 and Beyond? (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Roger Herr, past President of APTA Home Health and recent former President of APTA, discusses the future of home health care in 2025 and beyond. Roger highlights key advancements in home health, including the increased role of PTs in start-of-care admissions, case management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He addresses workforce challenges, including the need for better recruitment and retention strategies with an emphasis on outreach to younger students and partnerships between PT education programs and home health employers. He also highlights strategies such as career ladders, staff...
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The Indispensable Value Of Home Health P.T. (audio visual)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Operations with InHome Therapy, discusses the evolving landscape of home health physical therapy, particularly in response to policy changes such as the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Andrew shares insights on how PDGM has shifted home health agencies into a managed care model, emphasizing cost-efficiency over visit volume. He highlights how past reimbursement models incentivized higher therapy visit counts, whereas PDGM and value-based purchasing focus on patient outcomes. He stresses that quality therapy is critical for...
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The Indispensable Value Of Home Health P.T. (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Operations with InHome Therapy, discusses the evolving landscape of home health physical therapy, particularly in response to policy changes such as the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Andrew shares insights on how PDGM has shifted home health agencies into a managed care model, emphasizing cost-efficiency over visit volume. He highlights how past reimbursement models incentivized higher therapy visit counts, whereas PDGM and value-based purchasing focus on patient outcomes. He stresses that quality therapy is critical for...
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Treating Patients with Shoulder Issues in Home Health (audio visual)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Justin Tammany, PT, DPT, MBA, ScD covers the topic of treating shoulder conditions among patients in the home health setting. His upcoming APTA CSM session in Houston, TX will highlight various shoulder pathologies including rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, and osteoarthritis. He shares insights from his 18-year career, including a case involving a patient with adhesive capsulitis and cervical fusion and the associated challenges of limited space and equipment. Justin emphasizes modern approaches such as pain neuroscience education over aggressive therapy, and notes evolving...
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Treating Patients with Shoulder Issues in Home Health (audio)
APTA Home Health - Home on the Go
Justin Tammany, PT, DPT, MBA, ScD covers the topic of treating shoulder conditions among patients in the home health setting. His upcoming APTA CSM session in Houston, TX will highlight various shoulder pathologies including rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, and osteoarthritis. He shares insights from his 18-year career, including a case involving a patient with adhesive capsulitis and cervical fusion and the associated challenges of limited space and equipment. Justin emphasizes modern approaches such as pain neuroscience education over aggressive therapy, and notes evolving...
info_outlineDennis Klima, PT, MS, PhD, DPT, FNAP discusses the innovations surrounding falls management for older adults in 2025. Dr. Klima, also known as the “Polish Prince” for his background in dance therapy, highlights technological advances such as inertial sensors and emergency alert systems that enhance fall prevention and response. He also covers the role of community programs, interprofessional fall screening clinics, and physical therapy in hospital emergency departments. Finally, Dr. Klima emphasizes the importance of connecting older adults to resources quickly and effectively to break the cycle of fear of instability and falls when they occur.