articleAug 2, 2018 | 4 min. read
9 Creative Physical Therapy Clinic Names
What’s in a name? If you ask any expecting parent, it’s a lot. After all, a name is something most people carry with them through their whole lives, and it can have a lot of social implications. For many PT practice owners, their clinics are their babies—which makes choosing the right name even more important. After all, it should be memorable, simple, and something that delivers the right message to the clinic’s target audience. So, to give …
articleJul 12, 2018 | 7 min. read
What Independent PT Practices Can Learn from POPTS
Physician-owned physical therapy services (POPTS) get a bad rap in the private practice world. After all, many independent PTs blame them for dwindling referrals and revenues. But, those physicians are doing what every healthcare provider is doing in this challenging healthcare environment: trying to take over the world. Just kidding—trying to remain profitable by adding additional revenue streams that benefit their patients. So, rather than complain about what others are doing—and what is and isn’t fair—PTs might …
articleJul 3, 2018 | 6 min. read
The Biggest Budget Mistake in All of Rehab Therapy
WebPT recently completed its annual state of rehab therapy survey , and we found some really interesting trends: some positive—and some, well, less-than positive. For starters, as WebPT President Heidi Jannenga wrote here , “the data showing the distribution of men and women in leadership roles appears to be evening out, which means more women are stepping up to take on bigger professional challenges.” That’s a good thing. Unfortunately, though, we also found that the majority of …
articleJun 5, 2018 | 11 min. read
Founder Letter: The Real Root of the PT Brand Problem
Here at WebPT, we’ve been busy analyzing the results of our second annual state of rehab therapy survey—and it turns out that the patient retention problem is even worse than we thought (and we thought it was pretty bad). According to our data, only about 10% of patients—one in ten—actually complete their entire course of care. And this is only the tip of a very problematic iceberg for our industry—because when we don’t retain our patients, we: …
articleMay 17, 2018 | 5 min. read
The Bare-Bones Social Media Guide for PT Clinics
I’ll admit it: during the first five years of my career, I was extremely opposed to using social media. I felt uncomfortable when patients asked to friend me on Facebook, and I got nervous about employers checking in on my personal life. Along the way, though, I was forced to change my tune. When I launched my non-clinical physical therapy career as a copywriter and entrepreneur, I had to learn the art of self-promotion. As PTs, we’re …
articleMay 16, 2018 | 12 min. read
Common Questions from our Art of Discovering and Selling Value Webinar
Earlier this week, WebPT President Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC/L, and guest host Tannus Quatre, PT, MBA, hosted a webinar designed to help physical therapists learn the art of discovering—and selling—their value. While PTs have historically shied away from sales, in today’s evolving healthcare ecosystem, it’s absolutely imperative that all providers—and especially specialists such as rehab therapists—excel at positioning the benefits of their services in such a way that resonates with patients, payers, and referral sources. At …
articleMay 11, 2018 | 7 min. read
You've Got Mail: Email Marketing Basics for PTs, OTs, and SLPs
If there’s one sound that elicits instant nostalgia for the 1990s, it’s the fuzzy whirring and techy chirps of a dial-up modem . To an entire generation, this sound heralded the dawn of a new age and connected people over all over the world through email. By the late ’90s, many businesses had gotten on the email bandwagon, which provided them a speedy and effective way to connect with their target consumers—and it didn’t take long for …
articleMay 7, 2018 | 7 min. read
What’s Wrong With Physical Therapy Marketing Today
There’s a lot at stake when it comes to successfully marketing your physical therapy practice —as well as your profession. But unfortunately, many physical therapists avoid the topic altogether. After all, marketing is closely related to sales—and sales often gets a bad rap. But, we’re not about the hard-ball, cringe-worthy, manipulative sales tactics that make us all uncomfortable; instead, we’re all about positioning your value in such a way that your audience can actually relate to it—and …
articleMay 2, 2018 | 11 min. read
Founder Letter: Why You Must Sell Yourself as a PT—Just Not the Way You Might Think
I recently came across this PPS Impact Magazine article in which author Paul Gough, BSC (HONS), MCSP, SRP, HPC, makes the case for why physical therapists should never sell themselves—but instead “turn this notion on its head and make the ‘selling conversation’ about [patients] and the destination that they want to get to.” In other words, instead of selling your credentials, CEUs, years of experience, and awards, Gough recommends that you focus your “selling” energy on helping …
articleApr 24, 2018 | 4 min. read
Mitigating Revenue Risk in Your Outpatient Rehab Facilities
Whether you’re at the helm of one outpatient rehab facility or many, the challenge to provide exceptional clinical care—and remain profitable enough to continue supporting your staff and serving your patients—remains the same. And while this challenge certainly isn’t anything new in our profession, it’s getting increasingly difficult to overcome as regulations become more stringent and adhering to them becomes more time-consuming—all as payments continue to decrease. Given the current state of healthcare reform, strategies for mitigating …
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