Guest guest Posted April 8, 2006 Report Posted April 8, 2006 Ken; What is the procedure to get paid by billing the patient privately? For example, many times we do not get reimbursed for electrodes (estim or Ionto), T-band, T-putty, shoe inserts.... What do you mean by " ...your patients need to be informed of their financial obligations upfront. " ? Thank you for your input! ===========================================================Bubba: Actually, that is the major point. Unfortunately, we have to ask ourselves: Would we rather be paid for a service that was inappropriately billed, or be denied for a service that was appropriately billed? If you ask me; the consequences of the former far outweigh the latter, especially when we have the ability to bill privately for such non-covered services. Of course, and as always, your patients need to be informed of their financial obligations upfront. " Non-covered " does not mean unnecessary, or unbillable. Ken Mailly, PT Mailly & Inglett Consulting, LLC www.njptaid.biz > > that is interesting since we never get paid for any unlisted procedure. Zerr,PT Summit Physical Therapy Tempe, Phoenix, Arizona www.summitpt.com Admin & Scheduling Fax Quote
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 I think I read something recently about someone on the list using laser therapy, but I didn't save the post. Has anyone in private practice invested in laser therapy and would you recommend it? I'm not even sure payors will pay for the treatment. Any comments? Thank you! Viel Mt. Eden Physical Therapy Castro Valley, CA Quote
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Posted June 30, 2006 We trialed a Dynatronics light therapy unit for about 3 weeks. We found it to be efftective on wrist flexor tendinitis, shoulder impingement and capsular tightness. Some other conditions showed no changes. The rep stated that insuracne was reimbursing $8-12 per visit. If you are a fee based clinic, it doesn't make sense from an income perspective, especially since the unit and a hand held probe would set you back $3100. If yo do a lot of self-pay and or captiated care it might make sense as is can be an effective modality for certain conditions. IF you have a clientele that is always looking for something new, this might be a good draw. J. Aubé, PT, OCS Rehab Professionals of Cleveland, Inc. 7000 Town Centre Dr. Suite 400 Broadview Hts. OH 44147 Office Mobile Laser Therapy >I think I read something recently about someone on the list using > laser therapy, but I didn't save the post. > > Has anyone in private practice invested in laser therapy and would you > recommend it? I'm not even sure payors will pay for the treatment. > > Any comments? Thank you! > > Viel > Mt. Eden Physical Therapy > Castro Valley, CA > > > > > > > > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages to PTManager. > > Sick of working for someone else? > Tired of fighting against POPTS? > Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? > Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. > > PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join > APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages to PTManager. > Quote
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