CASH-Based Practice Blog
Limited Self-Pay for Maintenance Care – Update on Cash-Based Physical Therapy and Medicare – Part 2
Click Here to get a FREE copy of the Cash PT & Medicare Quick Start eBook! Continuing from last week’s post explaining a possible increase in cash-based practitioners’ ability to see private-pay Medicare beneficiaries, I’ll now cover a 2013 change that takes away...
Update on Cash-Based Physical Therapy and Medicare – Part 1 – A HIPAA Loophole?
Two changes in the Federal Laws/Rules have taken effect in 2013, and have important implications for seeing Medicare beneficiaries on a private-pay basis (for “covered” physical therapy services). In this two-part series, we will look at: HIPAA Rule changes and...
Fee-for-Service PT Practice: Interview with Holly Jones PT
This week I interviewed Holly Jones, PT about her fee-for-service PT practice in Oklahoma. Give us the background of your Fee-for-Service PT practice? What are the general logistics: setting type, treatment length, employees, rates, etc.? One on one manual therapy for...
Cash Practice Interview on SportsRehabExpert.com
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS of sportsrehabexpert.com, which is a fantastic site full of great content and interviews with many of our industry’s leading experts in rehab and sports performance. In our interview, Joe brought...
The Chronic Undervaluation of Physical Therapy
I rarely go a month without hearing the question, “How in the world do you convince patients to pay $150/hour for Physical Therapy?” Another related comment goes something along the lines of, “Cash-pay patients??! But I struggle to get many of my patients just to be...
The Legalities of Cash-Pay PRICING when still In-Network with 3rd Party Payors
If you have completely out-of-network practice, you can set your self-pay rates at whatever the free market will support. But what if you are in network with some 3rd Party Payors? What if you are trying to grow your private pay patient population, while remaining in...
What Does it Cost to Start a Cash Based Physical Therapy Practice?
A common question and concern I hear from prospective cash-based practice owners was summed up nicely in an email I recently received: One of my biggest obstacles to getting started is figuring out how much cash I need to open my doors? Did you have a set amount when...
What Website Pages Create the Most Patients for a Cash-Based PT Practice?
I’ll be the first to admit that there are a lot of changes I’d like to make to my clinic’s website, and I know that it could be much better. With an overflowing patient schedule, spending time and money on it just hasn’t been a high priority for a long time. However,...
Does my Cash Based Practice Need to be Compliant with HIPAA Privacy Laws?
Today’s post comes from Aaron LeBauer PT, DPT, LMBT, who has been ever-so-kind to tackle the enormous topic of HIPAA as it relates to cash-based physical therapy practices. He has a successful cash-based practice and recently started a website for those interested in...
Financially Justifying Cash-Based Physical Therapy to Prospective Patients
The following question/statement is one I commonly hear so I felt it was time to post my answer for all to see … “How are you convincing patients that choosing self-pay physical therapy is financially better for them than their insurance-based options? I understand...
