The Financial Management Issue | "River"
Impact
Building a Dam Against the Flood
How to manage your cash reserves
Hidden Revenue Streams
After two years of running my own practice—and juggling a three-month waitlist that only seemed to grow—I crashed against the rocks of a hard truth. If I wanted this...
One River, Many Tributaries
To survive and thrive, we need to think more like river engineers than passive observers. We need to diversify our income streams to keep our practices flowing strong...
Riverfront Property
I’m a commercial real estate agent, and I’ve had people come to me after the damage has been done. They end up in the wrong space, and their finances, referrals, and energy...
DEPARTMENTS
Fishing for a New Hire?
Payroll grew, margins shrank, and no one—not leadership, not clinicians—was talking about the elephant in the room: revenue. We needed a new approach, one that aligned pay...
Customer Service: The Bridge
When you try to step into your patient’s shoes and experience your clinic the way they do—from their first call to the receptionist to paying the final bill—it can be...
How to Survive an Audit
Therapy clinics that weather audits the best are those that build lifeboats in advance using clear documentation, consistent processes, and a culture of compliance...
INSIDE APTA PRIVATE PRACTICE
Editor's Note
I served eight years in the U.S. Navy, so I always assumed water metaphors were mostly a Navy thing. Turns out, I was wrong. As we planned this month’s issue of Impact...
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On the Move
Nominations are now open for the 2026 APTA Private Practice Awards, with a submission deadline of May 27, 2026. This is an opportunity to step back from the daily pace...
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