In January 2013, my rates for a one-hour physical therapy session will increase from $120 to $150. I started my cash-based PT practice almost 3 years ago, and my costs (though always quite low compared to most clinics) have been rising each year. I stayed very busy...
I could probably write a small book about all the things I learned at the Private Practice Section 2012 annual conference, so I’ll at least have to do a three-part series on my highlights. Performance-Based Pay for PT Mike Danford PT, OCS, MTC presented on...
This is my 50th post since starting this website in February of 2011. How time flies! The traffic for this site is growing quickly and I imagine that many new visitors have not seen much of my earlier content. For that reason, I’m using my 50th post to highlight 5 of...
In Dec 2010, when I was asked how I was able to quickly create a successful cash-based physical therapy practice, I had no idea that the answer would turn into an ever-growing website and a 65 page cash-practice guidebook. The entire process took much longer than I...
After my last post, I had some follow up questions about the specifics of the self-claim receipts I provide my patients. Given that my treatments are all one hour long with the majority of the time dedicated to Manual Therapy and always at least a review of the HEP,...
The above question is one I have to answer somewhat often, and I’m now getting plenty of Physical Therapists asking me how I respond to it. Luckily, I have already written this section in my cash-practice guidebook, so I get to use the ol’ copy-paste for this post! I...
PT Project contributor Ben Gold is a PT in New York but hails from Australia. I’ve asked him to fill us in on the Health Care System of Australia, and more specifically, the business model of most private practice “Physiotherapy” clinics there. Physiotherapy in...
As reimbursements drop and the ability for traditional physical therapy practices to provide quality individualized care (while maintaining profit margins) is further strained, these issues are becoming better known to the general public. Case in point: NPR just ran a...
Congress Cuts Rehab, Special Education Services in 2-Week Continuing Resolution A little something new from the APTA … I get the feeling this kind of news will be more and more common in the future: “In passing a 2-week “stop gap” continuing...
A few months ago, I wouldn’t have thought I’d be writing a series of blog posts and a guidebook on Cash-Based PT practices. It’s interesting how one thing can lead to another … I had written ‘The PT Project’ to enquire if they or any of their readers...
