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New Non-Profit Research Rehab Institute Serves the Needs of the Community

September 12, 2012 – 3:48 pm

Movement plays a huge role in human performance and overall quality of life. Today’s guest is an advocate for helping people move without pain through research, education and service. Dr. Maury Hayashida, founder of Hayashida & Associates Physical Therapy and Executive Director of The Research Institute of Human Movement (RIHM) recently joined PT Talker to [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in CSCS, Maury Hayashida DPT, OCS, Professional Experts | Also tagged direct access, DPT, evidence based physical therapy, Jeff Worrell, Maury Hayashida, Non-profit rehab, pain relief, pay for performance, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, physical therapy research, private practice, PT, quality of life, rehabilitation, research institute of human movement, RIHM | Comments (1)

Moving Physical Therapy Forward

September 5, 2012 – 10:40 pm

What does the evidence really show? That’s a question today’s expert is constantly asking. A forward-thinking physical therapist and advocate for practicing physical therapy that follows the evidence, Joseph Brence, DPT is the facility director at Keystone Rehab Systems and founder of the Forward Thinking PT blog. Brence encourages physical therapists to look at the [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Joseph Brence DPT, Professional Experts | Also tagged Advantage Medical, American Physical Therapy Association, direct access, evidence based physical therapy, Healthcare reform, injury prevention, Iontophoresis, Jeff Worrell, pain relief, pay for performance, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, private practice, PT, rehabilitation, strength training | Comments (0)

Physical Therapy and the Alternative Payment System

August 29, 2012 – 3:14 pm

Payment reform systems offer a way to achieve greater reporting accuracy, promote quality care and minimize fraud. To improve quality of care and create an accurate payment system built upon providing medically necessary physical therapy services, the APTA has proposed to reform payment for outpatient physical therapy services by transitioning from the current fee-for-service, procedural-based [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Techniques, Professional Experts, Rehab Management Systems | Also tagged ACO, alternative payment systems, American Physical Therapy Association, APTA, insurance billing, Medicare, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, private practice, PT, rehabilitation, reimbursement, third party reimbursement | Comments (1)

Embracing Change is the Key to Private Practice Success

August 22, 2012 – 4:22 pm

Declining reimbursements and increased competition from hospital and doctor-owned physical therapy clinics often make it difficult for private practice physical therapy clinics to remain profitable. Despite the challenges, Blaine Stimac, PT, owner and CEO of Professional Therapy Associates, has a positive outlook on the future. He shares some of the things his private practice is [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Blaine Stimac PT, Professional Experts | Also tagged direct access, insurance billing, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, private practice, PT, rehabilitation, reimbursement, third party reimbursement | Comments (2)