With Medicare’s looming cuts, expanding revenue streams will be especially important for practices that serve a large population of Medicare beneficiaries.Ģ. So, it’s high-time that PTs start thinking of ways to incorporate these services into their offerings. That said, regulatory barriers to practicing across state lanes and billing for telehealth physical therapy services are still hindering our ability to leverage this technology to the fullest, but I expect to see more pro-telehealth legislation and billing guidelines coming down the pipeline soon. In order to really make an impact on patient volume- and start tapping into the 90% of patients who could benefit from physical therapy but aren’t receiving it-we must meet patients where they are. Given that such a large number of adults who could benefit from physical therapy aren’t currently receiving it, this is a huge opportunity for us to capitalize on this currently untapped market-and help more patients reach their functional goals and live without pain.īecause physical therapy is a primarily hands-on treatment modality, we’ll still conduct most of our sessions in the clinic, but we can provide immeasurable value to patients online.
On our end, we’ll be able to reach more patients and potentially schedule more appointments per day-both of which augment accessibility to therapy and (hopefully) our bottom lines.
Not only is this an incredibly convenient means of accessing care, especially for individuals who may have a more difficult time getting to a provider in person, but it also creates more opportunity for patient-consumers to seek out specialty providers who they may not otherwise be able to see. And we can deliver those services from anywhere as well. After all, with today’s mobile technology, patients can securely receive health care services from the comfort of their home, office, or even hotel. Telehealth is about to explode in terms of popularity and utilization.
Use telehealth to reach more physical therapy patients. With that in mind, here are four major opportunities for PTs, OTs, and SLPs in 2020 and beyond: 1. That is, as long as we are willing to make changes to the status quo and take a big-picture look at how we can make the most impact. We’re finally beginning to find our stride as first-line musculoskeletal experts, and this next decade promises to be a very positive, albeit challenging, one for us-and our patients. I have to say, CMS’s end-of-the-year 8% cut announcement was a challenging piece of news, but even with the obstacles it presents for our profession, I am still incredibly hopeful about our future. At the end of every year, I like to reflect on what’s happened and a look ahead at what’s to come.
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