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Exceptional Team Work Leads to Private Practice Success

February 22, 2012 – 6:49 pm

This year’s APTA Combined Section Meetings were exhilarating with over 12,000 attendees from across the nation. We were fortunate enough to speak with several experts and will be featuring podcasts with experts from CSM2012 in the coming weeks. Kicking off our APTA CSM2012 series of podcasts is Kelly Sanders, PT, DPT, ATC, President of Team [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Kelly Sanders, Professional Experts | Also tagged American Physical Therapy Association, direct access, DPT, Healthcare reform, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, private practice, PT, rehabilitation, reimbursement, third party reimbursement | Comments (0)

Creating a More Stable Environment for Physical Therapists

February 8, 2012 – 4:13 pm

Rising physical therapy co-payments have made physical therapy cost-prohibitive for some. Patients used to pay just $10 or $20 per physical therapy visit. Today, most patients are paying a co-payment of $40 to $60 per visit. Today’s expert is one of the physical therapists confronting this issue head-on. Patrick Privatera, MS, PT, ATC, is president [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Patrick S. Privatera, Professional Experts | Also tagged ACO, American Physical Therapy Association, APTA, direct access, Healthcare reform, insurance billing, Jeff Worrell, pay for performance, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, PT, rehabilitation, reimbursement, third party reimbursement | Comments (0)

Advice for Delivering Award-Winning Physical Therapy

January 25, 2012 – 9:52 pm

Our expert today is the 2011Texas Physical Therapy Association Warren C. Smyth Award winner, Dr. Andrew Bennett, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT. Dr. Bennett is the president of Texas Physical Therapy Specialists. He was recognized for providing outstanding service to the physical therapy profession and credits his staff for the award and recognition. Bennett follows an [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Techniques, Professional Experts | Also tagged Andrew Bennett, direct access, Jeff Worrell, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, physical therapy clinics, PT, rehabilitation | Comments (0)

Fighting Against Profits for Referrals

January 19, 2012 – 10:00 pm

Referral for profit adds to health care costs and can often keep patients from getting the care they need as soon as possible. A previous PT Talker guest, Paul Gaspar, PT, DPT, Owner of Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy and Director of the California Physical Therapy Association joins us once again to provide an update [...]

Paul Gaspar CA PT Legislative Update [ 17:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. Paul Gaspar, PT, DPT, News, Professional Experts | Also tagged direct access, DPT, Healthcare reform, Jeff Worrell, legislative, Paul Gaspar, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, PT, rehabilitation | Comments (2)