Running a Private Practice

Private practitioners know that they need their clients to sign the proper private practice clinic forms BUT…which forms are essential to decrease our professional, financial and legal risk…?​Keep reading 🙂 We’ve all been told:”Don’t treat private clients without the proper forms filled out and signed by your client / their families.”  In order to protect yourself and your speech ther […]

Depending on your speech therapy private practice, you may choose to accept private pay only OR bill your clients health insurance company directly. If your private speech pathology practice is interested in billing health insurance companies, consider using the ASHA Model Superbill.Using the ASHA Superbill will increase efficiency by using an easy to read form that clearly states what service(s) were provided, which listing the speech therapy CPT codes.The ASHA […]

If you’re going to bill Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance, you may need to list the speech therapy CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes for both your evaluation and treatment.Please note that this may not be an exhaustive list and that this information may not be current. Please check with ASHA for the most up to date information:Below are the most frequently used CPT codes for speech therapy: […]

​I am NOT a numbers person. In fact, I nearly failed algebra 2 in high school.  Why I thought I could prepare my own taxes for my private practice is beyond me. I Decided to Hire an Accountant I tried to be SO organized: I saved copies of every invoice and every receipt. I kept …

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Last year was the year of figuring out how to truly use LinkedIn to my advantage.  I updated my profile and began building connections and started to participate in groups. This morning, in the Private Speech Therapy Network group, a few of us were discussing how to locate new, part-time employees. I suggested that the person looked on …

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Guest Post by Pamela Rowe, MA, CCC-SLP Originally Published on January 20, 2013 Something Sneaky This Way Comes…Internet scams targeting Physical, Speech, Behavior, and Occupational Therapists are on the rise.  Last year, I received 3 different scams via email.  Initially, I was shocked that I, along with other Therapists across the United States and Canada, were being targeted for …

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