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.
He goes on to share why increasing the educational level of new PT grads is so important to our industry including how DPT affects the fight for direct access. Timely information about the new DPT designation arrearing on business cards where simply PT appeared before. Join Jeff Worrell and Dr. Rundquist for an informative discussion about all aspects of DPT.
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 this timely interview and learn about areas that might need attention in your practice.
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 a two part series, Rick clarifies Medicare’s 8 minute rule and exposes some common misunderstandings about it. In Part two to be released next Thursday, Rick will discuss the rule on billing for re-evaluations and how to correctly bill the non Medicare patient.
Mr. Gawenda is a nationally known speaker and expert on insurance billing issues. He is a Physical Therapist currently serving as the Director of Physical Medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Join Jeff Worrell for this informative interview by clicking on the green right arrow button next to the speaker icon below. For more information, email us at feedback@pttalker.com.
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 the Hybresis side.
The creators of Iontopatch point to this as an indicator that something is happening that is not conducive to delivering as much drug to a site as is possible. They believe that vasodilation is the worst enemy of drug delivery, causing the medication to wash away systemically. Let us know what you think?
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