CASH-Based Practice Blog

Going Waaaay Back to 2011 … Some Things Never Change
This was the time I was a guest on PT Talker podcast ... back in 2011!! Interestingly, the advice on starting a cash-based practice and how to really be successful in this business model hasn't changed much in the past 4 years. Click the link above and you'll learn at...

CBP 042: Success in the Cash-Based Practice Model since 1996! Sage Wisdom from Bob Cohen PT
Bob Cohen has had a cash-based PT practice since 1996! In this episode we learn the key ways he was able to have success for this long; and long before most people thought this business model was even possible.

CBP 41: Bar-Side Chat with Paul Gough – Systems to Scale Your Cash Practice and Keys to Hiring and Training Staff
Two cash-based practice owners walk into a bar …
And in this podcast episode you get to hear their conversation about hiring and training cash-practice staff and filling their schedules with private-pay patients. I just recently gave a presentation at the Referral Ignition conference…

I’m Hiring! – Would Love Your Feedback on my PT Job Posting
Unless the deal completely falls through for some reason (not likely), I’ll soon be signing a lease for larger space for my physical therapy clinic in Austin and starting the search for my first staff PT! I had toyed with idea of a “cash practice incubator/fellowship”...

CBP 040: The Home/Office-Visit Cash-Practice Model – Rockstar Advice from Karen Litzy DPT
Karen is a cash-based practice owner who sees all her patients in their homes or offices. She gives an incredible amount of practical and actionable advice for those interested in this model, and much of the advice is applicable to and useful for any type of practice. I was ultra impressed with her answers…

The Medicare and Cash-Pay PT Guidebook is Available!
After 5 years of research and a year of writing like a madman, the Medicare and Cash-Pay Physical Therapy guidebook is finally available! Click on the book below to see the long list of everything you will learn in this truly comprehensive guide (for any type of PT...

How the Rules Change for Cash-Pay Patients with Medicare ADVANTAGE (Part C) Plans
The second half of the Medicare and Cash-Pay PT eBook is a 20+ page Q&A section where I answer all the most common (and obscure) questions I receive on this topic... As a little teaser for the book, and because I love my audience, today I’m giving the answer to...

MEDICARE and Cash-Pay Physical Therapy – a Full Overview of the Rules on Taking Private Payment from Medicare Beneficiaries
If you are interested in creating cash-based revenue for your physical therapy practice, but confused about the laws on taking self-payment from Medicare beneficiaries, then this episode is for you. Whether you are a veteran practice owner who participates with Medicare, hybrid practice owner…

CBP 37: PART 2 – Booked and Charging $150 When His Competitors Charge $0 – Direct Response Marketing for PT Practices with Paul Gough
This episode is Part 2 of my interview of Paul Gough, an England-based physiotherapist and cash-based practice owner with four clinic locations. What’s most impressive about this is that his business is almost 100% cash-based in a country where everyone can get physical therapy completely for free…