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Clinical Applications Task Force

 

GOALS

Support the integration of RTSS in clinical practice. Our focus is to achieve increased specification and measurement of therapy interventions in clinical documentation, to support clinical decision-making by rehabilitation professionals, and trial strategies to increase use of the RTSS in clinical settings.

CO-CHAIRS

 

Julie Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Clinical Practice Leader for Speech-Language Pathology
Research Speech-Language Pathologist, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL

 

Thomas Bergquist imageHolly Paczan, PT, NCS
Clinical Manager, Legs and Walking Lab
Vestibular Therapist
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL

 

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

 

2026 Current Projects

  • Manuscript underway related to documentation requirements in therapies and how RTSS may help to facilitate
    • Want to develop checklist for clinicians to use when documenting
      • Focused on RTSS and what is needed for billing requirements
  • Currently focused on outpatient but may be valuable to follow up with inpatient manuscript in the future.
  • Coordinating with Curriculum TF to develop shared resources to help with training clinicians
  • Discussing idea of creating an RTSS implementation toolkit (i.e., RTSS Lite)
  • Potential paper about common barriers encountered in clinical application of the RTSS
  • Supporting ongoing adoption of RTSS into EHR at SRALab
  1. Developing and pilot-testing RTSS-informed documentation in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology domains of practice
  2. Drafting a manuscript on how RTSS may support documentation for reimbursement purposes and justification of skilled services

JOIN THE TASK FORCE

 

Thank you for being a part of the RTS-NG! We love that the ACRM attracts the most passionate interdisciplinary mix of rehabilitation pros from around the world. What an honor to collaborate with such driven individuals. We hope to meet with you at our upcoming networking group meeting to discuss current projects and opportunities for contribution and collaboration.

RTS-NG Clinical Applications Task Force Meeting

SAVE the DATE!

 

Date: Second Wednesday of Even Months
Time: 4:00pm ET

We hope to see you there!

Meeting ID: 813 2517 3097
Passcode: 964725

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