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As a physical therapist, a significant part of your role is helping patients improve their mobility, but that’s not all you do. You also have to stay aware of ever-changing insurance regulations, like Medicare updates. These insurance intricacies can impact the viability of your practice by either increasing or decreasing payments for therapy services. We…
When it comes to coding, physical therapy billing guidelines for Medicare and physical therapy billing units, the instructions are quite specific. From service-based billing codes to time-based billing codes — and the anticipated Medicare 8-Minute Rule (aka Medicare Rule of 8’s) — proper documentation as it pertains to outpatient therapy services is crucial to receive…
Notes are key in any medical practice, but in rehab and physical therapy, they’re crucial to understanding your patients and cultivating relationships. When therapists see patients once a week, or even more frequently, notes are important to track progress over time. These notes placed in medical records allow physical therapists (PTs) to quickly recall how…
Even the best physical therapists can only care for a limited number of patients per day. If you want to grow your practice, it’s a good idea to consider hiring a physical therapy technician to assist you. Physical therapy technicians play pivotal supporting role in clinics and other healthcare environments. They can help you serve…
While electrical stimulation is often portrayed as invasive, uncomfortable, or painful in popular media, rehab therapists and many of their patients understand a different reality. Despite negative connotations, electrical stimulation (e-stim) is a safe, effective, and commonly used modality in rehab therapy, providing relief and promoting recovery in a wide range of patients. Electrical stimulation…
Search for local physical therapists (PTs), and you’ll likely notice your competitors have one thing in common: each of their names is followed by a veritable alphabet soup of credentials that range from PT, DPT to PT, DPT, GCS, for example. Understanding these abbreviations and PT specializations, however, can help you understand what services other…
In the first season of the popular series “Ted Lasso,” the football-turned-soccer coach famously told one of his star players to “be a goldfish.” In the scene, Lasso pointed out that goldfish have memories that last only 10 seconds, and that his players would do well to move on from their mistakes just as quickly…
Electronic medical records (EMR), also known as electronic medical record (EMR) systems, and electronic health records (EHR) solutions in healthcare refer to software systems that store, manage, and securely transmit patient health information in digital formats. These systems streamline the process of documenting medical histories, diagnoses, treatments, and other health data, making it easily accessible…
Cauldrons are bubbling, jack-o’-lanterns are lit, and cobwebs are dangling from every corner. It might be Halloween now, but it’s always a good time for savvy physical therapy clinics to brush up on five common spooky and scary things physical therapy practices can run into. Dust off the cobwebs and light up the jack-o-lantern to…
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