AI for PTs: Stop Charting Outside Clinical Hours and Take Your Time Back
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This session will break down how AI is being applied in real outpatient PT practices today.
Across outpatient physical therapy practices, administrative demands continue to grow. Documentation requirements are more complex, staffing remains tight, scheduling is increasingly unpredictable, and expectations for timely access and clean billing have never been higher. As a result, many PTs and clinic leaders find that essential operational work extends well beyond clinic hours, contributing to fatigue, burnout, and operational inefficiencies.
Whether you are a clinician, clinic owner, or operations leader, this session will provide practical insights into how AI can help create more efficient workflows, more sustainable workdays, and better experiences for both staff and clients.
Learning Objectives:
- Reduce after‑hours charting using AI‑enabled documentation tools that support accuracy, consistency, and compliance
- Streamline scheduling and administrative workflows to better manage cancellations, staff capacity, and client access
- Improve billing and reporting efficiency by minimizing manual work and rework across front‑ and back‑office teams
- Protect revenue and reduce operational friction without adding headcount or sacrificing care quality
- Reduce clinician burnout and improve retention by giving time back to therapists and easing daily administrative burden
- Evaluate where AI fits and where it does not so adoption is thoughtful, practical, and not driven by hype
Key Features:
- Format: Live, virtual
- Cost:
- Free to everyone
- CEU: 0.0 (1 contact hour)
Note: This session features a product demonstration.
Andrew Contreras, PT, DPT
Vice President, Strategic Affairs, Business and Administration, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
American Physical Therapy Association
Drew Contreras, PT, DPT Dr. Drew Contreras, PT, DPT - received his Master of Physical Therapy from Gannon University in 1998 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. He is an APTA board certified Sports Clinical Specialist since 2003. Serving over 20 years on active duty as a career military officer and practicing physical therapist within the US Army & Department of Defense, Drew has served in a number of settings and military units throughout his career before his retirement in 2020. He spent his early career at Ft Benning, GA working in a direct access primary musculoskeletal physical therapy setting evaluating and treating over 5000 soldiers a year in initial entry training and the US Army airborne school. In 2003 he moved on to Ft Bragg, NC where his primary role was supporting the 82nd Airborne Division and various special operations units. His skills were put to work extensively in 2006-2007 during a 15-month continuous deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was the first physical therapist to serve in sustained combat operations with the 82nd Airborne Division. After returning, Drew moved to Washington DC to work at the Pentagon Health Clinic where he served as the Director of Wellness and Physical Therapy. During this time, he served as a consultant to the White House Medical Unit and was then chosen as a by name selection by President Obama to serve as the first ever full time physical therapist at the White House. There he served as the Physical Therapist to the White House Medical Unit and 44th President of the United States Barack Obama from 2010 until the end of the administration in 2017. During his time in Washington DC, he has worked with a wide range of government officials as well as police and law enforcement agencies. He traveled the world with the patients he served and was able to help keep people functioning in their roles to serve the nation. He transitioned to Fort Belvoir Community Hospital where he used his experience in the clinic as well as mentoring junior clinicians and students of the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. He finished his career returning to Ft Bragg to serve as the Chief of the Physical Performance Service Line / Physical Therapy at Womack AMC - Defense Health Agency. There he oversaw the largest physical therapy clinic in the Department of Defense. After retiring, he returned to the Washington DC area where he established a concierge practice to provide clinical care and consulting. LTC (R) Contreras has served in multiple advisory roles and continues to offer his expertise on numerous panels and committees. He currently works for the American Physical Therapy Association as a member of the senior leadership as the Vice President of Strategic Affairs. There he works to enhance the service and scope of practice of physical therapists working across the country.
Ibby Roscoe, PT, DPT
Director, Customer Success
Ensora Health
Dr. Roscoe has 9 years' experience blending her clinical knowledge and experience working in health technology to support providers to ensure they have the tools and support necessary to deliver exceptional care to their patients.
Course Instructions
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