Re: national standards for PT productivity

[Guest guest]

Your answer is only true if you are solely looking at productivity of the

therapist or assistant without regard to profitability of the clinic. I can tell

you in the private practice setting, productivity does relate, or should relate,

to the profitability of the clinic as well based on the productivity of the

therapist of the clinic. Actually, all settings should care about this.

In the example given by Alan and looking at billing 32 units, what if that was 8

patients times 4 units per patient. If those 8 patients were all Medicare or

other insurance companies that reimburse on a fee schedule (i.e. per unit

billed), then I would say the therapist is productive and most likely the clinic

is productive in terms of profitability (there are exceptions).

However, what if those 8 patients you saw for 4 units each were being reimbursed

on a per visit rate, say $55 - $60 per visit? The therapist is still

" productive " , but your clinic may not be productive (i.e. profitable). In this

situation, maybe you are more " productive " if you see 16 patients for 2 units

each.

How we define productivity really depends on what you want to know? From the

business owner standpoint, productivity also relates to profit-loss of the

clinic dependent upon productivity of the therapist, payor contracts, and

expense to provide that visit.

Rick Gawenda, PT

President

Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc.

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> Good morning- Does anyone have info on national standards for PT

> productivity? Specifically, how many new and repeat patients would a PT be

> expected to treat in an outpatient setting in an 8 hour day based on

> one-on-one care?

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> Regards,

> Tina

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> Tina , PT, MBA, Director of Rehab Services

> St. ph's Hospital-Highland/HSHS SID

> An Affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System

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