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Ascend: Innovator of the year; 2019
November 14, 2019 | 6 min. read
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Q&A With the 2019 Ascend Innovator of the Year

This year’s Ascend business summit heralded a lot of exciting discussions around innovation and the future of rehab therapy. And because of this, we at WebPT feel it’s important to recognize outstanding clinics that embody the spirit of evolving the profession—no matter what obstacles stand before them.

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November 14, 2019 | 8 min. read
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Q&A With the 2019 Ascend Practice of the Year Winner

Each year, WebPT hosts the annual Ascend business summit, and to put a cap on the two-day event, we honor one practice with our Practice of the Year award. The 2019 recipient earned this honor by proving that delivering personalized, innovative care and being a multi-practice organization are not mutually exclusive. With 51 clinic sites (and counting), MedStar Rehabilitation Network, our 2019 Practice of the Year recipient, provides services across Maryland, Washington, DC, and northern Virginia.

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Stay on top of the latest rehab therapy tips, trends, and best practices.

November 13, 2019 | 7 min. read
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The PT Practice’s Guide to Turning Bad Metrics Into Better Results

Collecting and tracking your clinic’s metrics is one of the most important things you can do to nurture the long-term success of your business. But, it’s one thing to collect and track all your metrics; knowing what to do with them is a whole other ball game—and you absolutely cannot afford to let them sit in a corner and gather dust.

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November 11, 2019 | 7 min. read
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5 Strategies for Training Your Clinic Staff on Compliance

Human error is one of the biggest compliance and security threats to any organization—especially organizations in health care. That’s why setting expectations for your staff—and providing continual healthcare compliance training and education opportunities—is so important.

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November 7, 2019 | 9 min. read
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The 2020 Final Rule: Health Care’s Just Desserts

Okay, so the title of this article might be a little misleading; the final rule isn’t health care’s just desserts. It’s actually really great that CMS is always trying to improve one of our country’s most important safety nets—even though its methods of doing so are divisive, to say the least.

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November 6, 2019 | 13 min. read
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Founder Letter: Is the 8% Payment Cut the Wake-Up Call Rehab Therapists Need?

How familiar are you with the Medicare guidelines for physical therapy documentation? What about for occupational therapy documentation? If you’re a PT or OT—and you’re anything less than 100% confident in your knowledge of the Medicare documentation rules that apply to your specialty—then you’ve come to the right place.

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November 1, 2019 | 9 min. read
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Medicare Part B Documentation Requirements for Physical and Occupational Therapy

How familiar are you with the Medicare guidelines for physical therapy documentation? What about for occupational therapy documentation? If you’re a PT or OT—and you’re anything less than 100% confident in your knowledge of the Medicare documentation rules that apply to your specialty—then you’ve come to the right place.

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November 1, 2019 | 7 min. read
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The Secret Connection Between People and Profitability

If you own a business—or would like to own one at some point—then you’re probably on a constant hunt for the secret to entrepreneurial success and the formula for profitability. Business leaders want to know how to maximize profit and streamline workflows without overburdening staff and tanking morale.

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October 31, 2019 | 6 min. read
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How to Deal with Medicare as a Secondary Insurance

Some things are just better together, like peanut butter and jelly or milk and cookies. And for Medicare patients with other health insurance providers, few things are better than when Medicare and their private payers work together cooperatively.

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October 30, 2019 | 9 min. read
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HIPAA Q&A: Fulfilling Patient Records Requests and Authorizations for Releasing PHI

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, patients have several rights regarding their medical records, including a right to access, a right to amend, and, in some circumstances, a right to restrict disclosures of their protected health information (PHI). Understanding and complying with those rights is an important component of quality patient care.

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