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DECEMBER 2025 |
The Operations Management Issue | "Rural"

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Still Driving Every Tractor Yourself?

Maybe it’s time to hire an operations manager

It’s Sunday night, and you’re dreading the barrage of emails and messages from clinic staff that will hit you Monday morning. Or you find yourself constantly fixing small problems, reviewing every det
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BY Sanjeev Bhatia, PT, MSc

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How Much is Your Clinic’s “Acreage” Worth?

Just as a farmer prepares the land long before the harvest, practice owners who plan ahead can significantly increase value and reduce risk when the time comes to sell...

BY Steve Stalzer, PT, MBA

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How I Swapped Ambulance Sirens for Birdsong

I intentionally started breaking things during the summer of 2019. A second clinic was in sight, and I needed to see what would fall apart if I spent my days building a new...

BY Stephanie Telibasa, PT, DPT

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Cultivating Confidence

Understanding where you, your staff, and your patients are on the “confidence map” can really help improve your decision-making. It's like going from using a team of horses...

BY Chris Deck, PT, DPT, MA, MBA

DEPARTMENTS

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Member Perspective

Taking the Bull by the Horns

I wasn’t dreaming about leadership, shaping policy, or advocacy. I simply wanted to serve a remote community that had minimal access to PT and was located 75 miles from...

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Marketing & Outreach

The Right Seeds for Your Soil

If you're hustling on the marketing front but still dealing with unfilled schedules, short plans of care, or leads that ghost before they start, keep reading to learn how...

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Regulatory & Compliance

Building a Strong Fence Against Denials

Avoiding these common errors will help your practice maintain compliance while accurately capturing the value of skilled care provided during each visit...

INSIDE APTA PRIVATE PRACTICE

Editor's Note

Growing up in Texas, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was practically a state holiday. For a month, an entire corner of Houston transforms into a small city...

Membership Matters

Welcome New Members!

On the Move

The Key Contact Program was specifically developed to ensure that when your lawmaker hears the words “physical therapy,” they immediately visualize you, your clinic...

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