No-shows and last-minute cancellations make up an unfortunate aspect of doing business in outpatient rehab therapy. This can be a true wakeup call for newer practitioners when successful efforts to fill the clinic’s schedule through marketing and referrals still result in a missed-visit rate of one in every four patients.1 But why do so many…
Ebook Provides Insights to Help Improve Outcomes, Value-Based Care and Reimbursement Rehabilitation therapy plays a vital role in hospitals today. The expert care provided to patients by rehab therapists can mean the difference between short and long lengths of stay, between minimal and optimal reimbursement and between an efficient and inefficient department. With all the…
Unlike some industries, the push for a stronger bottom line and the desire to offer the highest levels of service can coexist in the rehab therapy realm. The healthier our revenue streams are, the more flexibility we have to offer effective treatment to our patients and the better we can protect our longevity, which enables…
With the expiration date of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, we have reviewed and updated the following questions regarding the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant (PTA) by a physical therapist (PT) and an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) by an occupational therapist (OT) under Medicare Part B outpatient therapy…
In today’s competitive rehab therapy market, it could be argued that attracting top talent to your private practice clinic is more important than ever. But with a 16% vacancy rate across all physical therapy clinics in the U.S., it can be challenging to capture the attention of the best-qualified practitioners in your area. A key…
Can you imagine a world in which clinicians could predict patient healing times based on the current size and shape of a wound, or the risk of amputation based on current oxygen levels? You don’t need to imagine it. With predictive analytics, a new age of wound care is here. Predictive analytics is the latest configuration…
The electronic health record (EHR) system is the proverbial backbone of a physical therapy operation, delivering the structure and meticulous organization needed to help the team succeed. But what physical therapists might not know is that in addition to keeping the wheels on the wagon, EHRs also actively collect valuable data about operations and patients….
While we are well into 2023, it’s no secret that between regulations, marketplace uncertainty, and staffing challenges, times remain challenging for rehab therapists. And yet, at the heart of the day-to-day challenges remains the need to care for patients—to help improve their outcomes and to meet their physical, social and increasingly, mental health demands. These…
As a busy rehab therapist juggling multiple responsibilities, from managing patient care to dealing with personnel issues to running a business, do you ever wonder what the best path to success is for you? Absolutely! And those are just three of the many complex challenges you tackle daily. Finding the right path is challenging, but…
A solid referral network serves as the foundation of any successful rehab therapy clinic. But, it is especially integral to a private rehab therapy practice. Without a hospital, health system or adjacent entity supporting patient flow and other business operations, the profitability of a private practice relies wholly on the number of patients who walk…