Posts by Melissa Hughes

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24 September, 2020
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How Much Does it Cost to Start a Physical Therapy Practice?

Opening a new physical therapy practice is a great way to supercharge your career; it sends you down a path where you can learn more skills, influence the lives of more patients, and increase your personal wealth. But opening a new clinic is no easy task—especially when it comes to saving up the capital necessary to, at bare minimum, get the clinic up and running. 

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10 September, 2020
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Movin’ on Up: 5 Tips for Growing Your Physical Therapy Career

Treating patients and helping them heal can be tremendously rewarding, but providing hands-on therapy—as a generalist PT, at least—might not float everyone’s boat. I mean, consider my job. I’m a professional writer (and I kind of like it), but the idea of churning out listicles and research articles probably sounds nauseating to a lot of people.

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04 September, 2020
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How PPP Funding Affects the Sale of Your Physical Therapy Clinic

Back in March, the future seemed hazy—to put it mildly. COVID-19 cases were spreading throughout the US, many states went on economic lockdown, and a huge number of small businesses suddenly found themselves without enough revenue to stay open—let alone pay their employees.

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Rehab Therapy Marketing
21 August, 2020
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FAQ: Rehab Therapy Marketing for Every Budget

Attracting patients to your rehab therapy clinic can be challenging—even on a good day. During a pandemic, it can seem downright impossible—especially if you’re operating on a tight budget (and these days, who isn’t?). But despite all of the challenges 2020 has brought our way, the fact is, there are still patients out there who need rehab therapy services.

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07 August, 2020
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How to Get the Most Out of a Virtual Rehab Therapy Conference

One of my favorite parts of my job is getting the chance to go to conferences. I love traveling and visiting new cities, meeting new people, and gaining actionable advice to apply in my job role. With the pandemic, I thought that attending conferences was out of the question. Clearly, I underestimated the ingenuity of event teams across the country, because a huge number of conferences have gone digital. 

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04 August, 2020
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12 Things for Rehab Therapists to Read, Watch, or Listen to in 2020

If there’s one good thing that can be said about 2020, it’s that our newfound plethora of free time really lends itself to learning and self-improvement. When you’re stuck at home more often than not—and when mindless Netflix binging grows old—it’s a great time to pick up a new skill or absorb some knowledge.

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Biggest Physical Therapy Trends in 2020
21 July, 2020
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7 Biggest Physical Therapy Trends in 2020

This year has been a roller coaster of change for PTs—and for healthcare workers in general. Even though we’re only halfway through the year, we’ve seen PTs cycle through all sorts of ups and downs, from shutting down their clinics to widely adopting telehealth...

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10 July, 2020
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FAQ: PT After Crisis: Recovering, Reopening, and Refocusing on the Future

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the PT industry like a wrecking ball—and now clinics across the nation are beginning to pick up the pieces and learn how to treat patients in this new, virus-laden world. To help PTs navigate this new healthcare landscape, Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC, WebPT Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer, and Nancy Ham, WebPT CEO hosted an hour-long webinar discussing the impact of the pandemic and strategies for reopening.

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07 July, 2020
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CMS Offers MIPS Flexibility in Light of COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer flexibilities to clinicians who chose (or were mandated) to participate in MIPS during the 2020 performance year. 

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17 June, 2020
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How to Boost Staff Morale in Your PT Practice

After months of enduring shutdowns and restrictions, physical therapy clinics are finally reopening their doors and extending their hours—and many furloughed therapists and front office workers are returning to work. But everything’s not exactly “back to normal”—far from it.

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