Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

1. How much does physical therapy cost?
2. What are some ways that someone can pay for physical therapy?
3. What services are included in the cost of physical therapy?
4. What are some additional costs beyond physical therapy sessions?
5. If the patient's insurance only pays for a certain number of sessions, what other things can the patient take advantage of from their insurance?
6. How can a patient pay less for physical therapy if they don't have insurance?
7. What kind of discounts are there for physical therapy?
8. How do people usually find out about your clinic?
9. How does California handle direct access to physical therapy?
10. In what ways is the "Affordable Care Act" impacting physical therapy?
11. How is physical therapy worth the expense?
12. What are the economic/socio-benefits of putting a child through physical therapy?
13. What are the goals of a company/clinic and are they run by different people?
14. How much profit does a company/clinic usually have?
15. What kind of cuts does a company/clinic have?
16. Has there been any "under the table" deals between a patient and the physical therapist/company? What kind?
17. If you were a private therapist, would you be able to consider goods or work as payment instead of cash?
18. What does a company/clinic have to have to even start a business?
19. What kind of decisions or things made the company/clinic you work for more successful or gain more profit?
20. What kind of people does it take to run a successful company/clinic. other than the physical therapist?

Blog 17: Answer 3

• EQ
• What is the best way for a physical therapist to maximize patient satisfaction?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)
• One of the best ways for a physical therapist to satisfy a patient is by making good business decisions
• 3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)
• Bad business decisions can cripple a business - Kmart
• Some way of price reduction is good - Discounts
• You should accomadate to your customers - Starbucks/McDonalds
• The research source (s) to support your details and answer
• Source 42 and 43
• Concluding Sentence
• Running a successful clinic is the same as running a successful business