“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …”
So begins a story called A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Its about the differing responses of two different nations to the revolutionary events and social upheaval of 1775. I’m going to tell a tale of three hospitals. You’ll see why soon.
Today, in 2012, health care systems around the world, including the United States, are launching …
One of the most popular Simpsons episodes ever – MoneyBART – succinctly describes the struggle between intuitive and algorithmic decision making in physical therapy.
This struggle, catapulted to prominence in 2002 with the publication of Flynn’s manipulation rule, is not unique to physical therapists.
Physicians, too, resist the influence of decision rules and adhere poorly to clinical practice guidelines.
Physical therapists share some commonalities with physicians in that we overestimate our …
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