Director, Internal Process Control, Rehabilitation Services
Intermountain Health
Stephen Hunter PT, DPT, OCS, FAPTA received his Bachelor of Arts in physical therapy from University of Utah in 1984, and his clinical doctorate in 2008. He is a board-certified specialist in orthopedic physical therapy and a fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Currently, Stephen continues to spend time in the clinic and is the director of Internal Process Control for Intermountains’ rehabilitation services. He leads a team of 4 internal process control coordinators who work to establish a culture of quality and standardize evidence-based care across all rehabilitation disciplines and services. Stephen is the past president of NARA (National Association of Rehabilitation Providers and Agencies), and an active member of APTA. He supports research efforts including data collection and clinical implementation demonstrating the value of rehabilitation services. Examples include investigations on Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and low back pain (LBP) resulting in recent publications (Minick 2022, Caplin 2022) and three randomized LBP trials (Brennan 2006, Fritz 2014, Delitto 2020). He was the lead clinical author for a review publication developing a care guideline for TKA for physical therapists (Jette 2020). His recent work involves analyzing claims data related to adherance to evidence-based care.
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Leveraging Rehabilitation to Drive Value in the Hospital and Beyond (47X)
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
9:00am – 10:30am CT