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About Us
Our Mission
The mission of The Center of Evidence, LLC is to promote improved quality of care and patient/client outcomes through the facilitation of evidence based care which will help therapists meet the multiple challenges in today's health care environment.
The Center of Evidence History
"A place or perspective where research connects with theory and practice backs up reimbursement"
Three forward thinking minds have come together to facilitate change and to help solve the challenges in the performance of evidence based care. These three physical therapists have combined their over 90 years of experience with a desire to create a new way of thinking about rehabilitation. They have pooled their backgrounds in research, education, clinical competencies, business and marketing to formulate products that will change the way rehabilitation is provided.
The feeling of the three inventors was that this product would fill a huge gap in rehabilitation and push the practitioner into outcome driven care. The inventors ideas were to make every practitioner constant users of evidence and with that constant use of evidence they felt outcomes would improve dramatically. Knowing the challenges of reimbursement up to today and more challenges to come, the inventors felt that offering such a product to therapists will offer them support for reimbursement with the provision of evidence based care.
About Us
Carole B. Lewis, P.T., D.P.T., G.T.C., G.C.S., M.S.G., M.P.A., Ph.D., FAPTA is well known as a leader and advocate in the field of geriatric rehabilitation. She wrote the first textbook published in the field of geriatric rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis practices in her own clinic, conducts clinical research and publishes monthly for ADVANCE for Physical Therapists. Her popular lecture series has grown and evolved through the years. Each year her courses are completely updated and restructured to reflect current trends in practice and the newest medical research. Her seminar emphasizes scientifically based assessments, treatment, techniques, and protocols while being extremely relevant to the daily practice of rehabilitation of older adults.
As the Founder and President of Premier Physical Therapy, Dr. Lewis continues to work in her practice in a clinical capacity. Additionally, she is an adjunct full professor at the George Washington University College of Medicine. Her dedication to the profession has motivated her to author over 21 textbooks on aging (Geriatric Rehabilitation, Decade of Articles, Aging: the Health Care Challenge, The Functional Toolbox I & II, Improving Mobility for Older Persons, etc.) as well as over 200 articles on age related topics. Her pursuit of the latest clinical information led her to the position of editor for the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis combines her clinical and consultative experiences in outpatient clinics, hospitals, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities to present practical, immediately useful techniques for health professionals who work with aging adults.
Karleen Cordeau
Karleen Cordeau, M.S.,P.T. has been in the rehabilitation industry for 20 years. She started her first rehabilitation company in 1996. Karleen has been Director of Operations and Vice President of Rehabilitation for two highly respected national corporations. Karleen currently owns her own consulting firm and has assisted numerous companies in clinical, marketing and operational development. She is an expert in business development and works currently with a N.E. corporation in this capacity. Karleen has lectured for several professional associations including the American College of Health Care Administrators, Connecticut Physical Therapy Association and the Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant Program. She has been a guest lecturer for several Connecticut Universities speaking on rehabilitation and reimbursement. Karleen has also been a Clinical Associate and member of the DPT Advisory Board for The University of Connecticut. Karleen has chaired the Connecticut Reimbursement Committee of the CPTA since 2001 and Nominating Committee beginning 2009. She has implemented changes in a mandatory Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment form; developing and chairing a task force that took a revised form back to the Supreme Court for implementation and mandatory use statewide in Connecticut.
Lisa Wilson-Foley
Lisa Wilson-Foley has a BS degree in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College a Masters in Public Health from Yale University and has completed the Executive Program in Managed Care at the University of Connecticut. Lisa is a prolific entrepreneur and in 1997 was selected by inc. Magazine as entrepreneur of the year. Lisa founded numerous businesses in the healthcare field including products and services such as rehabilitation, mobile diagnostics, medical supplies and mental health services. Lisa is a licensed Physical Therapist as well as a licensed Nursing Home Administrator with over twenty five years of experience in healthcare. Lisa is a member of the National Association in Support of Long Term Care.
The mission of The Center of Evidence, LLC is to promote improved quality of care and patient/client outcomes through the facilitation of evidence based care which will help therapists meet the multiple challenges in today's health care environment.
The Center of Evidence History
"A place or perspective where research connects with theory and practice backs up reimbursement"
Three forward thinking minds have come together to facilitate change and to help solve the challenges in the performance of evidence based care. These three physical therapists have combined their over 90 years of experience with a desire to create a new way of thinking about rehabilitation. They have pooled their backgrounds in research, education, clinical competencies, business and marketing to formulate products that will change the way rehabilitation is provided.
The feeling of the three inventors was that this product would fill a huge gap in rehabilitation and push the practitioner into outcome driven care. The inventors ideas were to make every practitioner constant users of evidence and with that constant use of evidence they felt outcomes would improve dramatically. Knowing the challenges of reimbursement up to today and more challenges to come, the inventors felt that offering such a product to therapists will offer them support for reimbursement with the provision of evidence based care.
About Us
Carole B. Lewis
Carole B. Lewis, P.T., D.P.T., G.T.C., G.C.S., M.S.G., M.P.A., Ph.D., FAPTA is well known as a leader and advocate in the field of geriatric rehabilitation. She wrote the first textbook published in the field of geriatric rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis practices in her own clinic, conducts clinical research and publishes monthly for ADVANCE for Physical Therapists. Her popular lecture series has grown and evolved through the years. Each year her courses are completely updated and restructured to reflect current trends in practice and the newest medical research. Her seminar emphasizes scientifically based assessments, treatment, techniques, and protocols while being extremely relevant to the daily practice of rehabilitation of older adults.
As the Founder and President of Premier Physical Therapy, Dr. Lewis continues to work in her practice in a clinical capacity. Additionally, she is an adjunct full professor at the George Washington University College of Medicine. Her dedication to the profession has motivated her to author over 21 textbooks on aging (Geriatric Rehabilitation, Decade of Articles, Aging: the Health Care Challenge, The Functional Toolbox I & II, Improving Mobility for Older Persons, etc.) as well as over 200 articles on age related topics. Her pursuit of the latest clinical information led her to the position of editor for the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis combines her clinical and consultative experiences in outpatient clinics, hospitals, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities to present practical, immediately useful techniques for health professionals who work with aging adults.
Karleen Cordeau
Karleen Cordeau, M.S.,P.T. has been in the rehabilitation industry for 20 years. She started her first rehabilitation company in 1996. Karleen has been Director of Operations and Vice President of Rehabilitation for two highly respected national corporations. Karleen currently owns her own consulting firm and has assisted numerous companies in clinical, marketing and operational development. She is an expert in business development and works currently with a N.E. corporation in this capacity. Karleen has lectured for several professional associations including the American College of Health Care Administrators, Connecticut Physical Therapy Association and the Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant Program. She has been a guest lecturer for several Connecticut Universities speaking on rehabilitation and reimbursement. Karleen has also been a Clinical Associate and member of the DPT Advisory Board for The University of Connecticut. Karleen has chaired the Connecticut Reimbursement Committee of the CPTA since 2001 and Nominating Committee beginning 2009. She has implemented changes in a mandatory Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment form; developing and chairing a task force that took a revised form back to the Supreme Court for implementation and mandatory use statewide in Connecticut.
Lisa Wilson-Foley
Lisa Wilson-Foley has a BS degree in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College a Masters in Public Health from Yale University and has completed the Executive Program in Managed Care at the University of Connecticut. Lisa is a prolific entrepreneur and in 1997 was selected by inc. Magazine as entrepreneur of the year. Lisa founded numerous businesses in the healthcare field including products and services such as rehabilitation, mobile diagnostics, medical supplies and mental health services. Lisa is a licensed Physical Therapist as well as a licensed Nursing Home Administrator with over twenty five years of experience in healthcare. Lisa is a member of the National Association in Support of Long Term Care.