Patients have a right to seek out better continuity of care, and physician-owned PT clinics are a step in the right direction:

• Higher quality medical experience for patients
• Timely and frequent feedback between therapist and physician
• Reduced chance of medical errors resulting from miscommunication
• Reduced over-utilization of services (treatment can be discontinued or changed as needed to secure the best results)
• Scheduling convenience of being able to "piggy-back" appointments
• Reduction in medical forms and paperwork to fill out
• Increased comfort due to familiarity with staff and location

"We were deciding whether to do PT on our own or have an outside management company do it. Some of our colleagues convinced us to find a management company because the hassle of finding staff, retaining them, billing effectively, keeping up with all the rule changes was too much of a headache. We talked with National PT and they seemed to have a turn key, hassle free approach. We are very happy that we went with them! We do not have any headache and everything is very transparent.

"We think National PT is a very reasonable company. They put our entire PT operation together, found great therapists, and manage it very effectively. Their fees for this makes sense given our costs for hiring someone who has enough ability and experience in developing a physician based physical therapy practice."

"National PT is wonderful at finding the right physical therapists and running our PT department. We would have not been able to find therapists on our own and manage the staff as effectively as they do. We do not have to worry about vacations or sick days because there is always someone covering. They run the business very well and very lean."

"National PT has great management! They are the only outside firm that we know of who has an onsite Operations Director to make sure things are being run properly. They ensure that we get the highest quality of care for our patients and it is hassle free."

"There are a lot of nuances in terms of coding, billing, insurance rules that apply to a physician owned PT practice. We were not aware of them at all. We just thought it could be run like a normal physical therapy operation. National PT has in depth expertise for every facet of the business so we never have to worry about it at all. This is really nice."

"What National PT brings to the table, among all of the other things that they do, is a more productive clinic. We bill for exactly what we do and do not miss any charges. We would not have been able to achieve this level of production because you have to make sure your therapists are aware of this on a day to day basis."