Tag Archives: physical therapy

Insurance Billing Expert Rick Gawenda With Tips Everyone Can Use.

Surprising to me, Rick Gawenda turned a topic that for some is a yawner, into a discussion full of useful and sometimes unknown information.  Not just for the coding clerk, but every therapist seeing patients in todays complicated world of third party reimbursement you will not want to skip this interview. In this first of [...]

White is GOOD……..Red is BAD! Iontophoresis Vasodilation Visualized

After a recent podcast aired about the negative effects of high current stim during Iontophoresis, we were challenged to try it ourselves.  So…….we did.  Attached are pictures comparing a Hybresis electrode after the 3 minute skin enhancement mode vs an Iontopatch after a 14 hour delivery.  Clearly, in just 3 minutes, the skin is red on [...]

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On November 13th and November 20th 2008, Jeff Worrell will publish a two part interview of insurance billing expert Rick Gawenda of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting about billing issues. During the interview, Rick shares some common mistakes and misconceptions therapists routinely make that cheat their organization out of valid income. Every Physical Therapist is involved in proper billing techniques whether they [...]

Iontopatch vs. Hybresis……Is one better than the other?

The battle between the major companies for your Iontophoresis business rages on.  I decided to look into the differences between the two integrated versions of electrodes (battery on board instead of connecting the patient to a machine) battling it out in the marketplace.  Iontopatch made by Travanti Pharma was first to offer integrated technology to the market with Empi and [...]