Medical Massage Practice

[Maev]

Has anyone opened up a practice where you only deal with pain relief and assisting with other rehabilitation areas?

 

[Roscait]

NO but it is a great idea.  Any ideas on how to get business from rehab centers?I bill auto accident insurance.  I have great soap note software.  I would like to utilize it more.  It is hard to get hooked up with doctors.  Any direction out there?Yours in Health,Judy

 

[Starry]

Medical Massage Practice

Hmmm...well where I'm located, it seems that physical therapists and massage therapists are a little competitive with one another. I think it would be a little difficult to get referrals from the rehab places where the physical therapists generally work. I hope it's not the case in your neck of the woods.Be well,Jen

 

[ATV HOPEFUL I]

Medical Massage Practice

Has anyone opened up a practice where you only deal with pain relief and assisting with other rehabilitation areas?

they are all over florida where the law is supportive of insurance re-imbursement with a doctor's Rx for massage.

if you are into lymphatic drainage, there is work connected to the plastic surgery centers. if TMJ and facial work is your thing, there's dental spa work. if you're into accident recovery work, attorneys, chiropractors and acupuncturists all have networking potential.

don't worry about the PT's. what we do and what they do are two different things, imo.

 

[Loogle]

Hey MushGreat ideas.  Thanks for the input.  I never thought of contacting attorneys for auto accident cases.  I have networked with chiropractors but most are  not crazy about a mt's  billing the insurance company on their own. If the chiropractor  provides massage therapy it is sort of a conflict of interest.  In Pennsylvania we don't have licensing so we need to work under a doctor's license to get reimbersed.Networking with an attorney would be easier than working with a cold contact doctor.  By the time someone has retained an attorney they have their doctor's set up and you just have the patient ask for a referral.Once again, thanks for the input.Yours in Health,Judy

 

[mauveme49]

Hey MushGreat ideas.  Thanks for the input.  I never thought of contacting attorneys for auto accident cases.  I have networked with chiropractors but most are  not crazy about a mt's  billing the insurance company on their own. If the chiropractor  provides massage therapy it is sort of a conflict of interest.  In Pennsylvania we don't have licensing so we need to work under a doctor's license to get reimbersed.Networking with an attorney would be easier than working with a cold contact doctor.  By the time someone has retained an attorney they have their doctor's set up and you just have the patient ask for a referral.Once again, thanks for the input.Yours in Health,Judy

 

[Pompal 09.]

Yes, I definitely know that I wouldn't be crossing lines with a PT.  I actually was in PT school before I became an MT.  I tore up my knee (and getting burned out) and had to change fields because of the way my program for school was set up.The PT's that I used for rehab actually want to send me business!!!  So I would just be assisting those patients in their rehabilitation when their PT runs out, or to deal with all the postural distortions and pain that have come about due to their injury or surgery.  PT actually doesn't have time to deal with the whole joint or the whole body when that patient is in their office... with my rehab they only did a minimal amount of cross fiber friction in the major location of my pain.  Once I started getting my entire leg, especially my quads and hams massaged I felt a LOT better.I also have Chiropractor that referrs me patients already, so I am at the point where I probably could have a lot of potential if I quit my job at the spa and solely work on privates in my OWN office, doing the work that I really want to do!As for insurance billing I definitely need to take a class on that, since right now I deal with a cash business only.  Actually I hesitate to even look into reimbursement... when I was going to be a PT they are running away from it, and we are all running to that direction... odd isn't it?Mush:  I have not yet taken the lymphatic drainage class, and may look into it further down the line when I need to take more CEU's and have the money to take the Vodder class.  Right now it is just too much money and I would prefer to deal more with Orthopedic issues.  I really appreciate every ones advice!

 

[Das Boot]

Medical Massage Practice

I have great soap note software.  I would like to utilize it more.  It is hard to get hooked up with doctors.  Any direction out there?

Yours in Health,

Judy

Another way to entice referrals from doctors is to send them a short cover letter, a copy of your extremely well presented SOAP notes and a well written, yet brief, report regarding their patient -- what they presented with and the improvements received on the condition (with the patient's permission of course).  Once they see you are able to present pertinent information in a form they can understand you will be more likely to receive referrals from them.

A way to get started with this is to list which of your clients came to you with specific health conditions that you are addressing with massage.  Then discuss the improvements with your clients and ask for their permission to send this information to their doctors.  You would need a signed permission form from them in order to send this information.  (Also, being HIPPA compliant is incredibly important in this situation.)

This question came up on another board I frequent and this idea was from a highly successful MT who does clinical and rehab work with athletes.  He was very specific about the brevity of the information supplied and that the report needs to be well written.  I think it is good information and was worth sharing.

Nurturing Hands/Judy, I am interested in hearing more about your SOAP software...

 

[seductress]

Hey Intuitouch:Great input.  I never thought of utilizing the clients I already have to contact doctor's with. My software is by a company called the medical massage office.  tmmo.biz is where you can find out about the software and how to become a certified medical massage therapist.Once you buy the software, you have a friend for life.  They stand behind their product and are always improving the software (updates are free if you own the software)  If you need help using the software they help you at no charge you can even schedule an hour consultation at a time (no charge)If you have trouble with an insurance company not paying and you have followed the rules taught by the medical massage office, they will fight the insurance company for you.Hope this helps.Yours In Health,Judy

 

[mommyof1]

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btw, you're looking for the personal injury attorneys (hope i'm not being too being obvious here)

 

[lilly of the valley]

Hey MushI don't know if your post was for me or not.  I don't know what btw means, but yes I would be looking to hook up with personal injury attorneys.Yours in health,Judy