Category Archives: Professional Experts

Is There A Doctor in the House? DPT Explained

Dr. Peter Rundquist DPT, Chair of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis discusses the changes in the educational process for Physical Therapy.  As part of the APTA’s 20/20 Vision plan, the Association has set out on a path to create Doctors of Physical Therapy instead of a Masters Level degree. [...]

Insurance Billing Expert Rick Gawenda With Tips Everyone Can Use. Part 2

Insurance billing expert Rick Gawenda weighs in with part 2 of his series looking at the controversy surrounding billing for re-evaluations.  Rick gives good advice and the straight scoop about what you can and cannot do.  He also talks about billing the non-Medicare patient, a topic that everyone will find interesting. Join Jeff Worrell for [...]

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 [...]

Dr. Gary Welch; PT Practitioner of the Year. How He Did It

Maybe you remember the October issue of Advance for Physical Therapists and the smiling face of Dr. Gary Welch on the cover.  He is the winner of Advance’s 4th annual honor recognizing an outstanding person in the physical therapy industry.  Owner of Spectrum Physical Therapy in Patchogue, NY, Dr. Welch shares some of his insights [...]