Highlighting primary care physical therapists - who we are, where we are, what we do, and how we help patients and communities optimize physical health.
S3E9: Value Based Care Opportunity in Primary Care PT
In this episode, I sat down with Angela Diaz who is a physical therapist and business leader that saw the opportunity for PTs to be integrated into primary care... a long time ago! She has worked with accountable care organizations (ACOs) which help primary care doctors learn strategies to optimize patient care delivery in order to reduce cost under value-based payment arrangement. We broke down what all of this means and highlighted the tremendous opportunities for PTs to work for and/or partner with ACOs to manage musculoskeletal conditions effectively and efficiently to reduce unnecessary utilization outside of primary care. Check it out!
Here's how to get in touch with Angela:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-diaz-pt-mba-4b6ab867/
4 Nov 2025
S3E8: PCPT in Pediatrics & Family Medicine at George Fox U
I sat down to chat with 2 stellar physical therapist faculty members from George Fox University to hear an update on how they are continuing to lead the charge in primary care PT integration. Dr. Ryan Jacobsen, PT, DPT, PCS is a pediatric PT specialist whose research focus is on PT integration in the pediatric primary care setting. He started this work years ago and is not continuing with more refined efforts. His goal is to inspire and connect with those interested in this practice area... as he hasn't come across anyone else doing it!!! Where are our pediatric primary care pioneers?!!?! Is it you? Contact him ASAP! rjacobson@georgefox.edu
And the icing on the cake was getting to connect again with the wonderful Dr. Becky Dobler. She is also PT faculty at George Fox U and is currently in the strategic planning phases of PT integration in a family medicine clinic in an underserved population. We were able to talk about how important it is to strategically plan your program and how much time and effort it requires... but how worthy this time investment is for program sustainability. Interested in connecting with Dr. Dobler? Here's her email - rdobler@georgefox.edu
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29 Sept 2025
S3E7: A Physician's Take on Losing Primary Care PT
For historical reference, listen to Episode 12 first! In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Gina Miller, MD who was a primary care physician at a Samaritan Health site that had integrated PT. Dr. Miller shares her experience about how physical therapists made a difference in day to day practice as a primary care physician, and also talks about her experience when the decision was made to remove PT from the primary care clinic altogether.
We also talked about the UT legislation that passed which entitled physical therapists as NMSK primary care providers and also the challenges of behind the perception of "scoop creep" and interprofessional collaboration.
An excellent episode!
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