articleNov 16, 2015 | 10 min. read 6 Biggest Takeaways from PPS 2015 Last week, I joined hundreds of amazing physical therapy professionals, students, and vendors (including yours truly, WebPT) at this year’s PPS Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Despite the uncomfortable combination of tropical heat and humidity outside—and near-freezing conference rooms inside—everyone was in high spirits. …
articleNov 16, 2015 | 10 min. read 6 Biggest Takeaways from PPS 2015 Last week, I joined hundreds of amazing physical therapy professionals, students, and vendors (including yours truly, WebPT) at this year’s PPS Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. Despite the uncomfortable combination of tropical heat and humidity outside—and near-freezing conference rooms inside—everyone was in high spirits. …
articleMay 3, 2016 | 5 min. read 8 Reasons You Should Attend Ascend 2016 Great news! Ascend— the ultimate business summit for rehab therapists —is back. Last year, the second annual event hit Chicago for two incredibly educational (and incredibly fun) days. This year, Ascend is returning to Texas, which was home to 2014’s inaugural event. As …
PT in the ED: Why Hospitals are Bringing Rehab Therapy to the Emergency Room Read More »
articleMay 18, 2016 | 5 min. read 4 Keys to Keeping a Steady Cash Flow As a private practice clinic owner, you’re probably familiar with the cold sweat-inducing struggle to keep a steady cash flow. Claims management muck-ups, inefficient processes, staff issues, and lack of insight into your clinic’s financial health can leave you feeling like you’re …
articleFeb 3, 2016 | 4 min. read How Outcomes Tracking Fosters Quality Care You know you do darn fine work as a rehab therapist—and we do, too. But when asked to prove your value as a healthcare provider to patients, payers, and the rest of the healthcare industry, do you resort to anecdotal evidence of patient improvement, …
articleOct 8, 2013 | 7 min. read How to Ensure You Stand Out Online Today’s blog post comes from marketing whiz Alex Scioli. She’s the director of community at Therapydia , an online community dedicated to physical therapy. Thanks, Alex! Social media and branding are topics we here at Therapydia are deeply passionate about. So, when WebPT …
Sink or Swim: How Well Do You Know HIPAA? [Quiz] Read More »
articleMay 18, 2016 | 5 min. read 4 Keys to Keeping a Steady Cash Flow As a private practice clinic owner, you’re probably familiar with the cold sweat-inducing struggle to keep a steady cash flow. Claims management muck-ups, inefficient processes, staff issues, and lack of insight into your clinic’s financial health can leave you feeling like you’re …
Golden Drops from the Greats: Advice from the Most Successful Private Practice Leaders Read More »
articleSep 24, 2015 | 16 min. read The Ultimate ICD-10 FAQ: Part Deux Just when we thought we’d gotten every ICD-10 question under the sun, we got, well, more questions. Like, a lot more. But, we take that as a good sign, because like a scrappy reporter trying to get to the bottom of a big story, …
Front Line Defense: Getting into the Patient Payment Red Zone Read More »
articleSep 24, 2015 | 16 min. read The Ultimate ICD-10 FAQ: Part Deux Just when we thought we’d gotten every ICD-10 question under the sun, we got, well, more questions. Like, a lot more. But, we take that as a good sign, because like a scrappy reporter trying to get to the bottom of a big story, …
Roadblock to Reform: How Health IT is Hindering The Pay-for-Quality Movement Read More »
articleAug 19, 2014 | 3 min. read The ROI of Social Media As therapists, we’re taught that we must use objective measures to track our progress in the clinic with patients. We use range of motion measurements, manual muscle testing, and other methods to demonstrate patient progress toward therapeutic goals. How ironic, then, that most of us …
