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...
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”...
Click here to download this episode Get out your notepad cause this episode has an incredible amount of useful insights and lessons from Meredith Soelberg PT, DPT, MBA and Brooke Mitchell PT, DPT, co-owners of Elevate PT & Fitness. Their practice is 100%...
Though the interview below was primarily aimed at students, there are still a few nuggets for those already practicing and looking at starting their own private practice, as well as some of my own story that you may not have heard yet. If you have any follow-up...
I’m finishing the year in warm sunny Adelaide, Australia … visiting my family down here. What a year this has been! Certainly my biggest year financially since I raised my rates from $120 to $150/session, and my schedule didn’t slow down. This was also a year of...
My experience at the Private Practice Section annual conference this year was quite different from last year, primarily because I was a presenter at this year’s conference. As opposed to attending a lot of sessions and consuming information from the speakers, I...
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...
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...
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...
As a follow up to the guest posts on blogging for your PT practice by Samuel Awosolu and Chris Johnson, I’m going to give specific guidance and tips for those who want to start a blog for their practice (or already have one). I’ll be covering: How my clinical blog...
I would like to start by thanking Jarod for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on what blogging has done for my physical therapy practice. I would also encourage you to check out the guest post by Samuel Awosolu PT, DPT that appeared on Jarod’s website...
For part 2 on my highlights of the 2012 PPS annual conference, I’ll cover how I found a potential answer to one of the most common objections I hear about Cash-Based Physical Therapy: “My practice is in a rural/poor area … people here wouldn’t be able or willing to...
