Physical therapy is experiencing a boom. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of physical therapists is expected to grow 34% by 2024 compared to 10 years prior. While this is great for the field as a whole, and great for patients who need the help...
Month: January 2020
Physical therapy consulting services — six things to look for
You’re looking for assistance in building or developing your hospital’s physical therapy department, so you’ve decided to work with a consultant. However, to ensure the relationship is collaborative and productive from the beginning, you want a solid idea of what...
Three benefits of choosing the right therapy services provider
Succeeding in health care often means walking on a tightrope. Patients always come first, but delivering that care requires meeting incredibly stringent regulations, constantly shifting billing practices and ensuring staff efficiency seemingly down to the minute. This...
Five ways to maximize your physical therapy resources
Everyone, from rural to urban, deals with limited resources has to deal with limited resources. If you’re a hospital executive with a hand in managing your facility’s physical therapy department, it can definitely feel like every penny and minute counts. While this...
A physical therapy partner — not an independent contractor
Administering a physical therapy department that meets patient needs while also meeting the ever-tightening budgetary constraints faced by hospitals today is no small task. Whether you’re a large facility in an urban area or a critical access hospital that is more...
Physical therapy billing services — how a partner can help
Running an operationally sound hospital — that still provides exceptional patient care — requires particular attention to revenue integrity in the modern environment. Ensuring that your facility receives full reimbursement for the services delivered to patients is...
Three benefits that an occupational therapy contract company can give you
Patients have more options than ever before to receive occupational therapy, but if they can receive it while under hospital care, there are a number of specific benefits that can be enjoyed. Like other therapy services, if an occupational therapist can begin to...
What is a contract occupational therapy partner?
In their role of helping patients in the recovery process learn or relearn the core activities of daily living, occupational therapists provide an important part of patient care. Any occupational therapist will tell you that the sooner this can begin the better, which...
Physical therapy administration and management — components of success
In terms of improving patient satisfaction and outcomes for a wide range of patient needs, physical therapy plays an essential part of care. From helping the body start the healing process after an injury or surgery to beginning to regain basic range of motion,...
Getting the most from a therapy service provider
Hospital administration brings a number of unique challenges in the modern health care landscape. New services, changing patient needs and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are just a few examples of the priorities that leaders have to effectively juggle....