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What is a digitally enabled rehab therapist? Is this the next new fad? In this episode, we talk with digital health expert Anang Chokshi, DPT, to define digital enablement for rehabilitation therapists and discuss the value of adopting digital health as a tool in your clinical practice toolkit.
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(01:43) Importance of Being a Digitally Enabled Therapist (05:56) How Technology Changes Our Practice (08:51) Importance of Reviewing Data (14:00) Value of Digital Tools and Competencies (21:54) APTA Foundational Paper (27:26) Categories of Digital Health (32:45) Benefits of Implementing Digital Health (36:55) Benefits to Patients (42:25) Benefits to Payers (44:07) Challenges for Stakeholders (46:35) Implementation Strategies (53:28) Resources for the Clinician (55:21) Artificial Intelligence (58:08) Closing Remarks
The content for this course was created by Anang Chokshi, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS.
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, Ph.D.
The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP.
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ResourcesDigital health (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/digital-health-center-excellence/what-digital-health
APTA foundational paper on the digitally enabled physical therapist: https://www.apta.org/your-practice/practice-models-and-settings/digital-health-technology/digitally-enabled-physical-therapist
Digital PT task force report: https://world.physio/sites/default/files/2020-06/WCPT-INPTRA-Digital-Physical-Therapy-Practice-Task-force-March2020.pdf
The Playbook: Digital Healthcare Edition (Digital Medicine Society and Department of Veterans Affairs): https://www.dimesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Playbook_-Digital-Healthcare-Edition-7_26_22v-2.pdf
FDA guidance document on clinical evaluation using software as a medical device (SAMD): https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/software-medical-device-samd-clinical-evaluatio
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