Tame your physical therapy technology and software “Blargh!#!@ This thing isn’t working!” Ever hear that muttered in your PT practice? Technology is a great thing but it is very frustrating when things just aren’t working right. There are some proactive steps and decisions you can take to keep things working …
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What’s the deal with TM, SM, ® It seems like these symbols are all over the place but what do they mean and are you allowed to use them. Just to be clear, we’re not Lawyers here and this blog post isn’t legal advice by any stretch of the imagination …
Read moreTrademarking your Physical Therapy Practice’s Name or Logo. Looking at Key Considerations.
Have 30 minutes? Why not work on your HIPAA stance? It’s really hard to believe but HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was passed about 25 years ago. Mariah Carey and Tracy Chapman were dominating the billboards and everything was breezy. Combine that with 2+ decades in advances in …
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Physical Therapy Assistant/Occupational Therapy Assistant Billing Modifiers & Reimbursement – Substantial Changes Proposed for 2020 The 2020 CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) proposed rule has been released. This is the first chance that we all have to see what CMS is planning for next year. One of the …
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Setting up Wi-Fi for your physical therapy practice is key We all know and love (and sometimes hate!) Wi-Fi. When it works well, it’s amazing. You’re cruising around your practice documenting on your EMR, creating HEPs, and doing billing – your physical therapy software is humming. When it’s not working, …
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2020 CMS Medicare MIPS Proposed Rule Released Hot off the presses, Medicare has released its proposed rule for MIPS for physical therapy for the 2020 calendar year. Here’s a brief summary of things that are NOT changing. There are no proposed changes to: Low Volume Threshold – if a provider is …
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Does your Physical Therapy EMR need a tune up? Save time.Save money.More time with patients. You’ve heard this all before. It’s the promise of physical therapy EMR. Hopefully you’re using a competent physical therapy EMR (hint, we’re a good one). A good EMR will make it easy for you to do …
Physical Therapy Practice Manual or Binder Today’s physical therapy practice is very different from those of the past. Treatment is more complex, technology has more horsepower, staff have increased responsibilities and insurances have gotten immensely more complex. A manual for your physical therapy practice can and make a huge difference …
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Physical Therapy Billing, simple things make a big difference Physical therapy billing continues to be a mystery for many practices. There are lots of intracicies to billing – units, 8-minute rule, compliance requirements, not over-billing, not under-billing, modifiers, and more. With that being said, there are some very simple things …
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