Reply: Re: wait times to new evaluations

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Hi Jon & ,

So I'm just curious.

" ... So if it is 's patient that needs to be seen late or has a new issue

that needs to be adresssd acutely then it is 's professional responsibility

to see that patient, not the clinic owner's... "

This of course means that if a PT were to leave your employ, then you would

rapidly forward that patient to where the PT is now employed or give them the

means to contact the PT that has this  " Professional Responsibility. "   Right?

Have a great day!

Don, PT

MI-AZ

 

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To: PTManager

Sent: Fri, July 22, 2011 1:28:05 PM

Subject: Re: wait times to new evaluations

 

,

I think more clinics should look into creating compensation packages similar to

what you describe. Your program sounds like it would attract, motivate and

improve retention. In addition, your therapists are probably more engaged and

feel less like mere employees.

Kudos to you for creating an atypical environment in a competitive market.

Subsidized behavior repeats itself.

Jon Mark Pleasant, Pt

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Your point is well taken Matt. I do agree that some PT’s

who work

>for hospitals (and some private practices) do not have the private practice

>owner commitment that you have just shared. I was in private practice myself

and

>my patients appreciated it when I came in early or stayed late. I don’t

think

>this should become an argument over who is better. There are good PT’s

and bad

>PT’s everywhere.

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> > > > > > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ]

>On Behalf Of acceleratedptbsl@

> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:51 AM

> > > > > > > To: PTManager

> > > > > > > Subject: Re: Re: wait times to new evaluations

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> > > > > > > Okay, case in point. Had a patient telephone us Monday and

schedule

>an appointment. We offered Tuesday but he chose to come in Wednesday. I

normally

>start seeing patient';s at 8 am and close at 7pm, three days a week. But to

>accommodate I offered to take this eval at 6:30 (probably keeping me here until

>7:30 pm with treatment, not including the paperwork at the end of the day), and

>he said " Thank you, the hospital's therapy dept. said they could not get me in

>until July 28th " .

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Matt Capo, PT

> > > > > > > Accelerated Physical Therapy and Occupational Health, Inc.

> > > > > > > Bay St. Louis and Diamondhead, Mississippi

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Re: wait times to new evaluations

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Matt,

> > > > > > > I take some offense with your assumption that hospital based OP

>therapy depts don't strive to get people in quickly. I work in that world and

we

>strive to do the same thing for patients that you do.

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> > > > > > > Lindberg, PT

> > > > > > > Avista Adventist Hospital

> > > > > > > Louisville, CO

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