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Compliance Matters: Creating a Written Portrait
"Documenting value-based care" simply means painting a clear picture of the good things you're doing as a PT. (PT in Motion, October 2018)
Compliance Matters: The Keys to Effective Documentation
"Be thorough and try to think like a payer." PT in Motion Magazine (PT in Motion, August 2016)
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Private practices have a variety of choices when it comes to contracting with third party payers. What do private practice physical therapists need to know? (PT Magazine - April 2009)

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Physical Therapy Model Benefit Plan Design - 1/9/12
Defining Medically Necessary Physical Therapy Services - 11/18/11

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