Re: Orthopedists: Considering Adding PT? - Consider This!

[Guest guest]

Hi Group,

I've seen articles like this pop up in other specialty magazines like

podiatry, and Pain Management. It's actually despicable, but unless the laws

change, our profession will continue to be undermined by MD's looking to

mitigate the squeeze they feel by the insurance company. PT/OT is just

another ancillary service they can bill for......that's the mentality I hear

all the time. What a shame we as a community can't change that.

Mike Rizkalla

--

Trinity Rehab

[Guest guest]

Hi Group,

I've seen articles like this pop up in other specialty magazines like

podiatry, and Pain Management. It's actually despicable, but unless the laws

change, our profession will continue to be undermined by MD's looking to

mitigate the squeeze they feel by the insurance company. PT/OT is just

another ancillary service they can bill for......that's the mentality I hear

all the time. What a shame we as a community can't change that.

Mike Rizkalla

--

Trinity Rehab

[Guest guest]

Excellent comments . I second the motion.

A. Towne, PT

In a message dated 2/7/2011 6:41:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pkovacek@... writes:

This

article<_http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-imp\

roving-profits/3101-5%20Points%20to%

20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orthopedic%20Pract\

ice_

(http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-p\

rofits/3101-5%20Po

ints%20to%20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orth

opedic%20Practice) >at

Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review gives 5 considerations for

orthopedic surgeons contemplating adding " physical therapy " to their

practice.

I have some suggestions and consideration of my own:

- 1. Check your ethics. Are you doing this because you thnk you

want/need more money or because you think you can do it better than a real

Physical Therapist. . Check your ethics again.

- 2. You can't do it better than a good Physical Therapist in Private

Practice because YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

- 3. Consider this: patients are not chits to be exchanged for revenue.

You have a responsibility to act in the Patient's best interest not your

own

self interest. You have a professional responsibility to avoid preventable

conflicts of interest - Avoid this one.

- 4. Physical Therapy is not a commodity to be bought and sold on the

open market. Patients DO NOT go to " physical therapy " any more than they go

to " orthopedics " . Physical Therapy is NOT a generic commodity any more

than

Orthopedic Surgery is. Patients go see a Physical Therapist - a highly

trained specialist who has an entirely unique body of knowledge and skills.

- 5. See #2 and pay attention. YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST -- Do

what you do well as a physician and surgeon and we will do what we do well

as Physical Therapists.

Thank you for your consideration.

Now go off and do massive amounts of unnecessary imaging and harmful back

surgery.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

_PKovacek@..._ (mailto:PKovacek@...)

Cell

Personal Fax (313) 286-0913

www.PTManager.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Guest guest]

Excellent comments . I second the motion.

A. Towne, PT

In a message dated 2/7/2011 6:41:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pkovacek@... writes:

This

article<_http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-imp\

roving-profits/3101-5%20Points%20to%

20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orthopedic%20Pract\

ice_

(http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-p\

rofits/3101-5%20Po

ints%20to%20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orth

opedic%20Practice) >at

Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review gives 5 considerations for

orthopedic surgeons contemplating adding " physical therapy " to their

practice.

I have some suggestions and consideration of my own:

- 1. Check your ethics. Are you doing this because you thnk you

want/need more money or because you think you can do it better than a real

Physical Therapist. . Check your ethics again.

- 2. You can't do it better than a good Physical Therapist in Private

Practice because YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

- 3. Consider this: patients are not chits to be exchanged for revenue.

You have a responsibility to act in the Patient's best interest not your

own

self interest. You have a professional responsibility to avoid preventable

conflicts of interest - Avoid this one.

- 4. Physical Therapy is not a commodity to be bought and sold on the

open market. Patients DO NOT go to " physical therapy " any more than they go

to " orthopedics " . Physical Therapy is NOT a generic commodity any more

than

Orthopedic Surgery is. Patients go see a Physical Therapist - a highly

trained specialist who has an entirely unique body of knowledge and skills.

- 5. See #2 and pay attention. YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST -- Do

what you do well as a physician and surgeon and we will do what we do well

as Physical Therapists.

Thank you for your consideration.

Now go off and do massive amounts of unnecessary imaging and harmful back

surgery.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

_PKovacek@..._ (mailto:PKovacek@...)

Cell

Personal Fax (313) 286-0913

www.PTManager.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Guest guest]

Could'nt agree more

Sapna Sehgal, new delhi

Re: Orthopedists: Considering Adding PT? - Consider This!

Excellent comments . I second the motion.

A. Towne, PT

In a message dated 2/7/2011 6:41:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pkovacek@... writes:

This

article<_http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-imp\

roving-profits/3101-5%20Points%20to%

20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orthopedic%20Pract\

ice_

(http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-p\

rofits/3101-5%20Po

ints%20to%20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orth

opedic%20Practice) >at

Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review gives 5 considerations for

orthopedic surgeons contemplating adding " physical therapy " to their

practice.

I have some suggestions and consideration of my own:

- 1. Check your ethics. Are you doing this because you thnk you

want/need more money or because you think you can do it better than a real

Physical Therapist. . Check your ethics again.

- 2. You can't do it better than a good Physical Therapist in Private

Practice because YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

- 3. Consider this: patients are not chits to be exchanged for revenue.

You have a responsibility to act in the Patient's best interest not your

own

self interest. You have a professional responsibility to avoid preventable

conflicts of interest - Avoid this one.

- 4. Physical Therapy is not a commodity to be bought and sold on the

open market. Patients DO NOT go to " physical therapy " any more than they go

to " orthopedics " . Physical Therapy is NOT a generic commodity any more

than

Orthopedic Surgery is. Patients go see a Physical Therapist - a highly

trained specialist who has an entirely unique body of knowledge and skills.

- 5. See #2 and pay attention. YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST -- Do

what you do well as a physician and surgeon and we will do what we do well

as Physical Therapists.

Thank you for your consideration.

Now go off and do massive amounts of unnecessary imaging and harmful back

surgery.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

_PKovacek@..._ (mailto:PKovacek@...)

Cell

Personal Fax

www.PTManager.com

[Guest guest]

Could'nt agree more

Sapna Sehgal, new delhi

Re: Orthopedists: Considering Adding PT? - Consider This!

Excellent comments . I second the motion.

A. Towne, PT

In a message dated 2/7/2011 6:41:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pkovacek@... writes:

This

article<_http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-imp\

roving-profits/3101-5%20Points%20to%

20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orthopedic%20Pract\

ice_

(http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-p\

rofits/3101-5%20Po

ints%20to%20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20Therapy%20to%20an%20Orth

opedic%20Practice) >at

Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review gives 5 considerations for

orthopedic surgeons contemplating adding " physical therapy " to their

practice.

I have some suggestions and consideration of my own:

- 1. Check your ethics. Are you doing this because you thnk you

want/need more money or because you think you can do it better than a real

Physical Therapist. . Check your ethics again.

- 2. You can't do it better than a good Physical Therapist in Private

Practice because YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

- 3. Consider this: patients are not chits to be exchanged for revenue.

You have a responsibility to act in the Patient's best interest not your

own

self interest. You have a professional responsibility to avoid preventable

conflicts of interest - Avoid this one.

- 4. Physical Therapy is not a commodity to be bought and sold on the

open market. Patients DO NOT go to " physical therapy " any more than they go

to " orthopedics " . Physical Therapy is NOT a generic commodity any more

than

Orthopedic Surgery is. Patients go see a Physical Therapist - a highly

trained specialist who has an entirely unique body of knowledge and skills.

- 5. See #2 and pay attention. YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST -- Do

what you do well as a physician and surgeon and we will do what we do well

as Physical Therapists.

Thank you for your consideration.

Now go off and do massive amounts of unnecessary imaging and harmful back

surgery.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

_PKovacek@..._ (mailto:PKovacek@...)

Cell

Personal Fax

www.PTManager.com

[Guest guest]

I finally had time to read this , as well as your response.  Amen.  This

guy Blom is a sellout.  People like him are reasons why the rest of us struggle

to " move forward " and gain respect as independent practitioners. 

Dan Lorenz

Olathe, KS

Kovacek wrote:

Subject: Orthopedists: Considering Adding PT? - Consider This!

To: PTManager

Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 5:40 PM

 

This

article<http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-impr\

oving-profits/3101-5%20Points%20to%20Consider%20Before%20Adding%20Physical%20The\

rapy%20to%20an%20Orthopedic%20Practice>at

Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review gives 5 considerations for

orthopedic surgeons contemplating adding " physical therapy " to their

practice.

I have some suggestions and consideration of my own:

- 1. Check your ethics. Are you doing this because you thnk you

want/need more money or because you think you can do it better than a real

Physical Therapist. . Check your ethics again.

- 2. You can't do it better than a good Physical Therapist in Private

Practice because YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

- 3. Consider this: patients are not chits to be exchanged for revenue.

You have a responsibility to act in the Patient's best interest not your own

self interest. You have a professional responsibility to avoid preventable

conflicts of interest - Avoid this one.

- 4. Physical Therapy is not a commodity to be bought and sold on the

open market. Patients DO NOT go to " physical therapy " any more than they go

to " orthopedics " . Physical Therapy is NOT a generic commodity any more than

Orthopedic Surgery is. Patients go see a Physical Therapist - a highly

trained specialist who has an entirely unique body of knowledge and skills.

- 5. See #2 and pay attention. YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICAL THERAPIST -- Do

what you do well as a physician and surgeon and we will do what we do well

as Physical Therapists.

Thank you for your consideration.

Now go off and do massive amounts of unnecessary imaging and harmful back

surgery.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

PKovacek@...

Cell

Personal Fax

www.PTManager.com