The concept is simple but the details are many - For the MD, we are simply a staffing agency supplying licensed care when and where the physician needs it.  Most physicians do not have the volume of business to support a full time PT, or they have a need in several locations throughout their area. We provide that staffing as needed. For the PT, who has no direct relationship with the physician, we are a network that supplies access to patients that they previously were unable to see.  We are the supplier of staff, and the payer to the network providers.

To the Physical Therapist -  The APTA allows PTs to work for physician owned hospitals or their PT clinics, even though these create profit for the physicians and place a strain on the financial viability of private practice therapists. Our PT Partners embrace our program that takes that business back for the benefit of private practice PTs, and creates profit from these physician relationships. When a physician/group brings PT in house, the PT gets none of that business. We return it to you.

Let’s start with the legal aspect -  Every time we hear “Stark” or "Kickback” we know that the person has not read our material nor seen our contract because we are unaffected by both.  We do not see Medicare patients, and the physician is the billing provider and hence cannot kickback to himself. The PT never has a direct relationship with the MD, nor does the MD have any ownership or financial interest in any PT. Because of this it does not matter what state you are in.

Background - Since early 2004 we have completed hundreds of contracts in 48 states with no denials, challenges or legal issues.  Our clients have even included hospitals and large corporate entities.  Our concept is simple but the details are many and we have paid dearly for this intellectual property.

Examples of areas of need - Besides the obvious need of in-house PTs to be removed from the payroll, PCPs have a real need for the extra revenue. But, I’ve sat with the head of a state’s medical association and the administrator of a large hospital chain who asked if our network could replace all PT/PTA employees in their system with our private practice PTs.  “I would love to dump that entire PT payroll”, they said.  Another head of a group of 450 PCPs said, “we need the PT revenue but can’t afford the expense of space and clinics so your plan is perfect for us”.  Another head of an IPA with 150 physicians said, “we want your program all over our area because we can no longer afford to open PT offices that fail”.