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It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) kicked innovation and out-of-the-box thinking into high gear. In particular, one area we’ve seen a lot of interest and efforts is the implementation and adoption of telerehabilitation (TR) care by therapists during every day clinical practice. Rehabilitation providers continue searching for ways to enhance better […]

Patient engagement has become a long-running issue among outpatient physical therapy providers. Recent completion rates for physical therapy have dipped as low as 45.5%,¹ and with the past year and half erecting constant hurdles for in-person treatment, there’s never been a more important time to ramp up a patient engagement program. Fortunately, the rise of […]

Telehealth physical therapy has seen a steady rise in popularity over the past few years, and its use was greatly accelerated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most clinicians in the healthcare space have at least heard of telehealth and many may have even implemented some form of it in their own practice already. […]

It’s no secret that new patient acquisition is one of the largest challenges faced by physical therapy practices, second only to patient retention. Recent studies indicate that physical therapy completion rates are as low as 45.5%, with a substantial treatment dropout rate of nearly 20%.¹ Unfortunately, it’s not just patient health that suffers from this […]

Changes in patient demand, the tumultuous landscape left by the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and an industry-wide shift toward value-based care have created an ultra-competitive rehab therapy market. And while practices can pay for traditional marketing to acquire patients, building successful referral streams is still one of the most cost-effective ways to drive new […]

It’s no secret that these are challenging times for rehab therapists. Between continuously adapting to COVID-19 requirements and incorporating new technologies like telehealth services, the list of issues affecting practices seems endless.  And yet, at the heart of the day-to-day challenges remains the need to care for patients—to help improve their outcomes and to meet […]

There’s no denying this year has been challenging and unpredictable for many. Private practices have had to find new ways to run their rehab therapy businesses, all while ensuring that COVID safety guidelines are regularly met for both patients and staff. With 2021 around the corner, private practices may be fired up to start out […]

The impact of the digital world can be seen in every arena of healthcare, from robot-assisted surgeries to automated virtual scheduling assistants. In a hands-on extensive market like rehab therapy, including physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology, it’s a common misconception that manual labor trumps digital aid. However, that couldn’t be further from the […]

Before the COVID-19 pandemic and before the rehab therapy industry’s recent move towards value-based care reimbursement, telehealth wasn’t a widely discussed topic in most circles. However, in response to COVID, the debate on the efficiency and effectiveness of telehealth was thrust into the foreground. Specifically, people wanted to know how the technology-driven medium stacked up […]

2020 has been a year of uncertainty that has motivated many within the rehab therapy community to seek innovative and adaptive ways to continue delivering the highest level of care possible. Highlighted by the need for social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have turned to telehealth to see if it […]