The government is coming after you…even if you did nothing wrong. You never think about physical therapists as being a danger to society, or the country, but that’s the new campaign spearheaded by Medicare and the government. Physical therapists are the “flavor of the month” in the government’s pursuit for more monies in this never ending […]
Continue readingIt sucks when Goliath doesn’t play fair. In every industry, there will be bigger players trying to leverage their resources to gain an advantage–this is not new. So it is with our industry. Corporations, hospitals and physicians will try and steer patients to their therapy services, and rightfully so. I acknowledge that there is an […]
Continue readingThe world of private practice, healthcare, consumer and physician mindset is changing so fast if you stand still you are as good as dead. What are you going to do?! You know there are things you HAVE to do, so why aren’t you doing it? You want to ‘wait and see’? …that’s called INDECISION. And […]
Continue readingDo you need a big thick folder on your shelf…collecting dust (aka Policies and Procedures manual)? I remember when I started my first practice in 1997 and was struggling. In desperation I went to past instructors for help and they would give me their policy and procedure manual saying, “Put your name and address on […]
Continue readingLet me start by saying I DON’T LIKE PHYSICIAN MARKETING. I remember when my first practice was failing and, as a last resort, I went door-to-door to physician offices almost every day. I always had a sinking feeling in my stomach when marketing to physicians. Not enough to make me vomit but definitely enough to […]
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