Want to know a little secret? A patient’s experience on their first day of physical therapy will determine whether they drop out of therapy, complete HEPs, reach a better outcome or become a patient for life. Shocking, right? All that, from just the evaluation.
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How to Create a Patient for Life During the Initial Evaluation
By FYZICAL on May 17, 2018 8:06:00 AM
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4 Major (But Easy to Fix) Reasons Your Patients are Dropping out of Therapy
By FYZICAL on May 9, 2018 9:40:33 AM
If you’ve been a private practice physical therapist for more than a few years, you likely know all the usual complaints from patients, but do you know the best solutions for those complaints? If you’re not actively resolving these issues, you’re running the risk of more patients dropping out of therapy.
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How to Motivate Patients to Complete their HEPs
By FYZICAL on Apr 18, 2018 3:09:50 PM
Even though you prescribe the best care that will help your patients heal better and faster, it can still be difficult to get patients to actually follow their plan of care. Unfortunately, 35% of patients don’t strictly adhere to their care plans even though it’s in their best interest to do so.
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5 Ways to Motivate Your Physical Therapists (and other employees)
By FYZICAL on Apr 4, 2018 8:05:00 AM
Just like in our “Burned-out PT” blog, it’s not uncommon for your other team members to lose motivation at one point or another. Everyone experiences good days and bad, but it’s important to keep your team spirit and culture positive and uplifting so those bad days don’t stick around.
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Why You Have Gaps in Your Schedule and How to Fill Them
By FYZICAL on Mar 22, 2018 8:11:00 AM
Take a look at your schedule for the week, for the month. Do you have gaps? If you do, those gaps may become more frequent as time goes on—unless you find a way to fill them immediately.