210: Lifestyle Medicine in Private Practice - A Case Study of Improved Revenue and Patient Outcomes

Friday, November 4, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MDT

Location: Willow Lake 3-4

Earns .15 CEUs/ 1.5 Contact Hours CEU/CCU's

Primary Speaker(s)

Thomas Hammett, DPT

Director of Clinical Services
Pinnacle Medical Wellness
Enumclaw, WA

Slides

Co-Speaker(s)

Brandi Eloff, PT, DPT, OCS

Clinic Director, Physical Therapist
RET Physical Therapy & Healthcare Specialists
Auburn, WA
Joshua Lyons

Chief Executive Officer
Pinnacle Medical Wellness
Maple Valley, WA

Reimbursement for physical therapy services continues to decline, yet the burden to demonstrate value and success of these services is increasing. The pressure to continue to provide high-quality care while navigating these cuts has forced us to re-evaluate our practice models and find a solution which results in positive patient outcomes and financial stability. Incorporation of the lifestyle medicine model into outpatient physical therapy practice achieves both. This presentation will outline how an outpatient private practice clinic transformed its practice to improve financial stability through new cash-based exercise and nutrition services and began to better address long-term patient health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to

Provide an overview of lifestyle medicine.
Provide a real-life example of the lifestyle medicine model as part of an outpatient physical therapy practice, including challenges, successes, and continued efforts towards implementing this practice model.
Detail how the lifestyle medicine model withstands reimbursement cuts and impacts long-term patient health outcomes.