Episode 28: Skin in the Game: How PT Wins in the ACCESS Model
How RVUs (Not the Conversion Factor) Quietly Squeeze PT and OT and the Practical Blueprint to Shift From "Minutes" to ACO-Ready Value
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In this episode, Alex and Dana discuss the CMMI ACCESS Model and what it could unlock for MSK care inside ACOs. They debate digital enablement reality and explain how aligned incentives can reshape referral pathways. They make a direct case the that the physical therapy profession's future depends on understanding payment mechanics.
A core theme of this episode is that if PT stays positioned as specialty care based on "treatment…
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