Iowa Physical Therapy Association: Working Toward Vision 2020Iowa Physical Therapy Association: Working Toward Vision 2020

Mark Blankespoor, DPT

President, IPTA

Mark Blankespoor, DPT

President, IPTA

IPTA UpdatesIPTA 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

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

IPTA UpdatesIPTA Updates

Physical Therapy programs

Physical Therapist Assistant programs

Reimbursement: payment models

Iowa legislation:

Copay equity Direct relationship between Physician

& PTAs

Physical Therapy programs

Physical Therapist Assistant programs

Reimbursement: payment models

Iowa legislation:

Copay equity Direct relationship between Physician

& PTAs

Vision 2020Vision 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.

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.

Emerging Practice TrendsEmerging Practice Trends

Multi-specialty practices

Contracting options

Employer-based clinics

Fitness/Wellness

Multi-specialty practices

Contracting options

Employer-based clinics

Fitness/Wellness

Challenges?Challenges?

Reimbursement

Staffing

Use of support personnel

Reimbursement

Staffing

Use of support personnel

Questions?Questions?