The TheraPlan team recently attended the 2019 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convention in our home city of Orlando, Florida. We always love interacting with therapists and clinic owners like. At this event, there was ample opportunity for us to discuss industry trends with members of the speech therapy community. Along with our partner companies, EEP billing agency, Clinic Connection, and EligiPro, we personally addressed providers’ major worries regarding documentation, billing, and more. Here is a summary of some of the themes we heard.
It was no surprise that several therapy practice owners told us that their biggest challenge is keeping up the flow of their revenue cycle. Dealing with the complications presented by insurance reimbursement can make this feel impossible. Since TheraPlan was founded by therapy billing experts, we fully understand how it feels to spend hours on the phone with insurance companies and to always be frustrated about things like appeals. Industry regulations and commercial insurance requirements seem to be constantly changing, and it can be hard to keep up. This is precisely why we work so closely with EEP billing agency. We know you need experts on your side, and specifically those who specialize in Florida therapy billing.
In addition to general revenue concerns, many providers approached us with curiosities about how to keep accurate records for specific billing requirements, such as grant programs and Early Intervention treatment. TheraPlan has designed its documentation templates to satisfy the requirements of your local Early Steps programs. You can feel confident that your annual audits will go smoothly when you use TheraPlan’s documentation templates.
Ultimately, the biggest frustration we found amongst ASHA attendees was something that is reflected in many of our interactions with therapy clinic owners every day: a desire to focus on the therapy and patient aspect of the business and spend less time on the admin. We believe you deserve to do so because your practice serves the community in a meaningful way, but also because you became a small business owner in order to experience some of the freedom that implies. In this industry, it can be difficult to leave work behind and have a life of your own, difficult not to spend every moment after hours doing paperwork or trying to make sense of claims, credentialing, etc.
We know it’s possible to feel you are dedicating yourself to providing the best quality therapy possible while also running an efficient business and keeping it in the black. The detailed nature of TheraPlan’s documentation templates and the convenience of features like the to-do list were our response to real-world clinic owners who came to our booth to discuss their general sense of overwhelm. Our EMR users, who are not limited to the speech therapy discipline, have transformed their practices and we know you can too.
You may want to check out what the EEP billing team encountered at this year’s convention. Missed ASHA and want to chat with us about your own concerns? You can contact us any time. Click here to shoot us an email.
