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CLINIC NEWS & NOTES
With support, Wis. clinic partners with local industry
 During a recent Worker's Compensation Initiative G&D session, Nancy Nesbit, DPT, LAT, CSCS was made aware that May was National Employee Health and Fitness Month. Nancy used the month's awareness activities as a reason to meet with local industries. Flambeau River Papers, an international company, welcomed Nancy into their factory to perform job-specific screenings for their employees. Nancy, of Back-n-Action Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists also had the opportunity to work with the company's Safety Director to establish future plans to work together. For more information on the Worker's Compensation Initiative, please contact Kevin Svoboda, PT at rms-ks@tds.net. |
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Using consumer marketing to grow, develop practices
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Sylvestra Ramirez, PT, DPT (right) and Olivia Cortez (left) talk about the benefits of PT.
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Community event One Wisconsin clinic took advantage of a community event to promote physical therapy. Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists - Muskego participated in the Jammin' on Janesville Fest on June 3. After collaborating with the Marketing Team, Sylvestra Ramirez, PT, DPT was prepared to make the clinic stand out. Sylvestra organized various activities for a younger crowd to attract people to her booth. Since she is new to the community, she also had marketing collaterals to pass out which introduced her and the clinic. Newsletter  Optimal Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists is engaging consumers with a brand new clinic newsletter. It will promote the clinic, the physical therapy discipline and remind consumers of the benefits of PT.
The newsletter has already gotten off to a successful start. The key to this success is that the content is planned in advance. In fact, content has already been planned for the next 12 months. The articles are kept short and sweet to capture patients' attention and provide them with short, useful pieces of information. |
Clinic expands scholarship offerings to local students
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Emily Monson, PT congratulates the winner of the Turtle Lake High School scholarship.
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Our family of therapists continues to make an impact in the communities they serve. Clear Lake Physical Therapy & Rehab Specialists in Clear Lake, Wis. is proud to expand its offering of scholarships to local high school seniors. Now, it will offer a $500 scholarship each to students at Clear Lake High School, Turtle Lake High School and Clayton High School. The clinic has offered the scholarship to two of the high schools for three years. Emily Monson, PT was honored to spearhead the initiative recently to expand the opportunity to Clear Lake High School. The scholarships are offered to a student entering a service-based profession. This year's winners included two students from Clear Lake and Turtle Lake who will study athletic training and a student from Clayton who will study psychology. Emily said it feels great to have the opportunity to give back and serve others, as the scholarships mean more to the students than just a dollar amount. |
Push is on to go paperless
 Central Office We're excited to announce that our Registration Department has gone entirely paperless. All data will now move electronically throughout the department, boosting efficiency. This is in line with our goal of promoting a greener way to do business and we're proud to set an example of environmental sustainability in the healthcare industry. Clincs Our Go Green Initiative was presented to clinics on May 10. Connie Ziccarelli, COO led a discussion on how to gather email addresses to be used for consumer marketing and paperless patient statements. This program has been strongly accepted in clinics and with patients. For more information on the Go Green Initiative, please contact Connie at rms-cz@tds.net. |
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BILLING & COLLECTIONS
EHR initiative progresses with new pilot program
Our Electronic Health Record Committee, representing clinical and administrative staff, has moved from researching EHR systems, to selecting which to interview, to conducting the investigation and interview process and has now started testing possible solutions. We have selected an EHR/Scheduling solution to test to ensure that the system will work with our proven operations and systems. The system we are testing is OptimisPT. We also have several more to test in the event that this system does not work to our standards of practice. Our EHR committee is excited to take this next step in the journey to find the best EHR/Scheduling system to marry up with the best practice management systems. For more information, please contact Connie Ziccarelli, COO at rms-cz@tds.net.
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FAMILY ALBUM: LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
Moving our clinics forward by embracing development
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LMU members listen closely during a recent group discussion.
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Our Central Office team is proving that learning never stops. As a team, we are committed to continuous improvement through growth and development. Our leaders understand that Value Goals drive performance results.
So how do we live the virtues of Value Goals as an organization? Our leaders meet once a week for Leadership Management University (LMU). A robust group discussion allows the members to think globally about how to advance the clinics we work with on a daily basis. The members also enrich themselves with new webinars and other continuing education. LMU meetings help to advance the Value Goals of Seamless Integration and Customer Service, among other Value Goals.
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GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Director expands role with medical school
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Kevin Svoboda, PT lectures to a DPT class at Rosalind Franklin University on May 23.
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Kevin Svoboda, PT, Clinical Growth & Development Director, continues to expand his involvement with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill. Along with fellow RFUMS alumnus Matthew Primack, PT, DPT, Kevin presented to the graduating Doctor of Physical Therapy class of 2011 on May 23. Matthew and Kevin presented on "Professionalism in the Practice of Physical Therapy." Both serve as vice presidents of the RFUMS College of Health Professions Alumni Association. Additionally, Kevin was personally asked by the president of the university to help with the next stages of its strategic plan by working closely with its consulting company. The consultancy is a national firm that works with senior executives, top management and boards of directors in the U.S. healthcare industry. |
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Hi, !
This Issue's Core Value is:
Skill Training
Some of us may consider our education complete once we graduate from school. After all, we work hard in class, study for numerous tests and read late into the night. Yet the quest for knowledge is a journey on which all of us should be throughout our lifetime.
In today's global economy, competition in the workplace is pervasive, yet companies don't always place a strong emphasis on continuing education and skill development. We truly value the thirst for knowledge and are highlighting different continuing education endeavors in this issue.
New learning sessions coming soon
Coming in June, Connie Ziccarelli, COO and Kevin Svoboda, PT will offer a new online learning opportunity for clinical and administrative staff. Our Lunch & Learn Sessions will have two tracks. One will focus on administrative topics for best practices. The other will focus on topics to address providers' clinical needs. Registration will begin soon.
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This Issue's Resources:
» Reading: Values-Driven Business: How to Change the World, Make Money, And Have Fun
by Ben Cohen & Mal Warwick
» Webinars: "Business Decisions - Is Your Return on Investment Paying Off?"
» "Responding to the ACO Proposed Rule: Positions, Insights & Guidance for PPS Members"
To learn more about these educational opportunities, contact Kevin Svoboda, PT at rms-ks@tds.net.
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Preparations underway to report PQRS data in Jan.
We're excited to begin reporting Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data on Jan. 1, 2012. The Central Office is proud to announce it has created a new clinical education program on how to implement a PQRS system.
Initiated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), PQRS is a reporting program that provides an incentive payment to physicians and other eligible professionals who satisfactorily report data on quality measures for covered professional services. We're excited to begin preparing for this transition now, as PQRS is scheduled to become mandatory by 2015.
For more information, please contact Kevin Svoboda, PT at rms-ks@tds.net.
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Welcome to our family of talent:
» PTRS-Midland: Jocelyn Davis & Sydney Kellogg
» PTRS-Muskego: Olivia Cortez
» Miracle PTRS: Doug Strand, PTA
» Spine & Sport PTRS: Brent Colgan, MPT
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From the desk of HR
Humana Insurance continues to be a great strategic partner, especially in their support of the physical therapy discipline. Payments from Humana are timely and accurate and the company treats providers well. Humana, like RMS, also is committed to environmental sustainability. After our group health insurance plan went out for a competitive bid renewal, Humana returned with some great new packages.
Thanks to the hard work of HR Director Marie Rasmussen and the RMS Advisory Board, RMS' healthcare consumers were never far from mind. Humana listened to our employees that said they wanted more options. The result was a truly collaborative process that ended with RMS' own employees choosing the new healthcare plans they wanted.
Now, our healthcare consumers have more options, are more in control of their healthcare spending and get to make more decisions on how to spend their healthcare dollar.
 "The No. 1 predictor of employee engagement: Opportunity" The results of a survey on workplace satisfaction have revealed the No. 1 predictor of employee engagement: opportunity. Employees were more engaged when they believed their management gave them opportunities for growth and advancement. - Adapted from The Daily Carrot Principle by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
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