articleJun 5, 2015 This Week in PT News, June 5 Depression May Lead to Low Back Pain Multiple studies now show that patients who suffer from depression are at an increased risk of developing lower back pain. Researchers analyzed a pool of data from 19 different studies, ultimately determining that symptoms of depression increased the …
articleSep 24, 2015 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, our audience …
articleJun 30, 2015 29 Ways to Remedy Rehab Therapy Burnout As a therapist, you care about your patients (thank you, captain obvious ). But it’s this helpful nature that’s often responsible for stress, frustration, and even career burnout. When things get rough, you might find yourself internalizing patient progress—or lack thereof. Additionally, you might feel …
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articleFeb 28, 2015 ICD-10 FAQs We recently hosted a webinar focused on helping PTS, OTs, and SLPs prepare for the ICD-10 switch. We got a lot of questions—so many, in fact, that we decided to organize the most common ones into an easy-to-reference blog post. Read on to find the answers to all your burning …
articleJul 14, 2015 Creating the Perfect PT Billing Workflow In an ideal world, patients would know their benefits like the back of their hands, we’d have a global payer list, and every claim would be accepted on the first try. But the world is not a perfect place, and there’s only so much you can …
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articleNov 5, 2013 Founder Letter: PQRS 2014 Well, it’s November already, and that means two things: Thanksgiving and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). Sure, PQRS doesn’t involve mouthwatering roasted turkey, savory stuffing, or creamy mashed potatoes, but it has become quite the November tradition for us here at WebPT. You see, this is the time …
articleDec 18, 2014 End of Year Preparation That’s right, folks, the end is nigh—the end of the year, that is. The big, fat man with the long, white beard is coming to town—and for us here at WebPT, that means helping your practice prepare for the new year. Here are a few things to put on …
articleMar 11, 2014 Coming Soon: The New WebPT Website Here at WebPT, we like to keep things fresh (see “Be Minty” in this blog post ). As such, we decided our website could use a little sprucing up—to make it simpler, cleaner, faster, and more representative of the WebPT brand. When you visit WebPT.com next …
articleSep 1, 2015 The Ultimate ICD-10 FAQ Yesterday, we hosted the largest webinar in WebPT history. Thousands of rehab therapy professionals attended the live session, which focused on ICD-10 coding examples . As expected, we received a lot of questions. Below is a collection of the webinar’s most frequently asked questions. The Seventh Character Craze …
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articleNov 16, 2015 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. Though I …
