Business

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June 25, 2020
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What to Do When a Staff Physical Therapist Calls in Sick

With your updated sick leave policy—and the current hypervigilance around preventing the spread of illness—there’s a good chance that you may see more employees using their sick days over the next several months. And that’s a good thing. Whether you send home an employee who has the sniffles, one of your therapists calls out because he or she is keeping a child home from daycare, or someone on your staff needs to self-quarantine for the full 14 days

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June 17, 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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PT After Crisis
June 15, 2020
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PT After Crisis: Recovering, Reopening, and Refocusing on the Future

here’s no debating it: the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the physical therapy profession in a major way. PT practices across the nation have had to make swift changes to keep their doors open—and some, unfortunately, have had to close their doors indefinitely. With so much change—and no precedent or playbook to follow—practice leaders are largely learning how to rebuild as they go.

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June 12, 2020
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Is Your PT Clinic’s Sick Leave Policy Up to Par?

The US has never been known for its stellar leave policies. Whether you believe that the responsibility for mandating appropriate employee benefits should fall on the shoulders of the federal government or individual employers, that is a debate for another day. For now—as businesses begin to reopen in the midst of a pandemic—rehab therapy practice leaders have no choice but to ensure that their sick leave policies are up to par.

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June 5, 2020
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Culture After Crisis: How Clinics Must Evolve to Support Employees in the Coming Months

“If you don’t reimagine your business post-COVID…you’re not paying attention. The world will change without you.” Rose Marcario, the CEO of Patagonia, shared this advice in a recent interview with LinkedIn News. As therapists and clinic owners begin to assess the future of their practices—especially now that clinics have begun to reopen—this sentiment couldn’t be more relevant.

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May 25, 2020
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5 Crucial Communication To-Dos When Reopening Your Practice

The pandemic isn’t over, but many rehab therapy clinics are starting to resume operations. Yet, things aren’t—and can’t be—the same as they were before (at least not for the time being), which means in order to move into this next phase, clear communication is paramount.

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