Considerations

I'd like to highlight part 2 of a podcast article from PTTalker.com  about additional considerations you should make before deciding to open your own Physical Therapy practice.  The speaker in the podcast is Chad Novasic, PT.  He is president of the Alliant Physical Therapy Group.  

More Considerations to Make Before Opening Your Own Clinic

Thanks @RGWoodersonDPT for pointing this out to me!  

Denver Lancaster

Regis DPT Class of 2012

Links and Thoughts

Jon, Jesse and I have been working toward putting together interviews and gathering content to add to both the public and student portals of our project here.  In addition to adding interviews, we are also trying to identify more resources for anyone interested in physical therapy clinic ownership, and will continue to add these to a collection of links in the lower left hand side of the main page under Physical Therapy Links. 

New and Noteworthy:

Entrepreneur.com on the utility of LinkedIn
With 100 million users, LinkedIn has become more and more relevant, but what for? This blog post from Entrepreneur.com looks at different types of users and trends in usage. The thing that catches me most when reading this post is the difference between executives and managers who use linked in for HIRING and the number of entry level professionals who are trying to get HIRED.  It is a good exercise in framing expectations when joining social networks for purposes related to marketing (yourself or your company)


Do you use LinkedIn?  If so, how and what for??  Comment below!



Denver

Physical Therapy Business Alliance (PTBA)

There was a post just published at blog.myphysicaltherapyspace.com addressing reoccurring issues in private practice legislation, reimbursement, and organization.  This is a new effort in organizing physical therapy businesses, creating a platform for grassroots efforts, clinical success of independent PT practices, and creating winning strategies for private practice owners.  This looks like a tremendous opportunity for involvement - if you have any interest in private practice physical therapy this is something you need to look at.

Denver

Wordpress Pro

The Wordpress site (private site) has been upgraded to the Pro version (thanks to our faculty's $$).  A unrelated video is now posted to test our new uploading abilities.  Hopefully we will have our video interviews coming soon!  Click on the Student Portal  link on the left to view the Wordpress site.

APTA CO Chapter Private Practice SIG

Hello!

The APTA CO Chapter Private Practice SIG was gracious enough to offer students and opportunity to attend the most recent meeting. Jon, Jesse and I attended!  There were several great discussions highlighting payer networks, referral for profit, CPT coding, ACO's, medicare reimbursement, and advocacy for unifying as private practice physical therapists to elevate the profession as a whole and advocate for our patients.  Expect blog posts to start rolling out soon (hopefully) addressing a few of the aforementioned topics. 

One thing we haven't talked about (the three of us) together much, but I think I speak for Jon and Jesse both when I say that we would be grateful to hear your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas.  What questions would you like to have answered or discussed surrounding private physical therapy practices?   We want this blog/website to be a resource for anyone with questions about physical therapists building/owning/operating physical therapy clinics.  We're students.  This is a project the three of us have elected to take on to try to understand the challenges of private practice better, and strive to elevate the knowledge base of the practice as a whole!  Feedback is always welcome. 

Thanks for reading,

Denver Lancaster

"Top Ten List for the Start to an Exciting Career"

Steve Anderson’s lecture “The Top Ten List for the Start to an Exciting Career” is set for next Tues Sept 27 from 3:30-5:30. It has mostly to do to what to look for in a position as a new grad entering the profession including equity ownership and what it looks like.