Patient Outcomes = Skill x Time

In this episode, we break patient outcomes down into a simple but powerful formula.

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In this episode, we break patient outcomes down into a simple but powerful formula:

Patient Outcomes = Skill × Time

You need:

🧠 The skill to understand what’s actually driving someone’s symptoms

⏳ And the time for healing, behavior change, tissue adaptation, relationship-building, and clinical reasoning to unfold

Miss either one — and outcomes suffer.

We talk about:

✅ Why outcomes can’t be separated from both clinician skill and available time

✅ How testing your hypotheses requires both technical ability and space to observe change

✅ Why healing, strength, and behavior change don’t happen on insurance-driven timelines

✅ How different practice models dramatically affect the “time” variable

This conversation was sparked by recent rhetoric criticizing cash-based care — and instead of taking the bait, we zoomed out and asked a better question:

What actually creates great outcomes?

This episode sets the foundation for future discussions about systems, incentives, and why clinicians often feel frustrated despite doing their best work.

🎧 If you care about results — for patients and clinicians — this one matters.

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Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS

Founder of Pelvic PT Rising and PelvicSanity Physical Therapy in Southern California.

Dedicated to forever changing pelvic health with online clinical courses to help you be more confident in your practice and business resources to help start and grow pelvic health businesses.

Jesse Cozean, MBA

Co-founder of the Pelvic PT Rising and the Rising Podcast.

Jesse uses his business experience to help pelvic health business owners start and grow their practices so they can build a practice that truly works for them. From website design, SEO, conversions, marketing, finance and money mindset, he wants to make the process of owning your own practice easier and fun.