- STARK Regulations (Self-referral, safe harbor, anti-kickback statutes) ACO formation
- Value based purchasing initiatives and bundled care payments
- Equipment identification, price negotiation, lease structuring
- MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act)
— MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System)
— APMs (Alternative Payment Models)
Physician-Owned Therapy Programs
In an ever-changing outpatient rehabilitation environment is your practice able to maintain complex compliance standards while excelling in clinical care and operations?
Is your agency ready to face the radical changes our industry will undergo in the future?
Resources to support you
We are vigilant about monitoring the ever-changing regulatory landscape and helping physician-owned physical therapy practices (POPTs) manage compliance issues. Our outsourced services help you grow your business with the peace of mind that you’re earning what you should while going above and beyond for your patients.
Physician-Owned Physical Therapy programs have faced increased scrutiny from Medicare, state and federal regulators and third party payors for years. Our experienced team stays current on all compliance issues for our clients. We know how difficult it is to constantly monitor changing regulations while managing your practice and treating patients—because we are therapists too.
Our scale to fit services can meet the needs and budget of Physician-Owned Physical Therapy programs of any size and stage of growth. ARMG helps physicians focus on patients, not paperwork.
Industry-best clinical outcomes, increased profitability, outsourced compliance
60+ years of partner expertise: compliance, regulation, reimbursement, litigation
Quality of Care method of metrics-based management with scale to fit services
Services To Drive Excellence in Clinical Care and Operations
With the ongoing scrutiny from Medicare, state & federal regulators, and third-party payors, not to mention ever-changing compliance requirements, realizing best-in-class patient care with optimizing the financial return on your investment in a physical therapy program can prove challenging.
We’ve operated in the physical therapy environment for decades and we have an intimate understanding of these challenges. Our team is here to support the development of your physical therapy practice, ensuring your patients receive the best care possible, and you achieve the financial return you deserve.
Operational
Operational support provides specialized services for all areas of operations to include analytics, reporting, operational efficiency, staff productivity, financial management, and staff management.
Compliance
Compliance support services will ensure your therapy clinic meets and maintains mandatory compliance requirements with current state and federal regulations as well as meeting accrediting body and licensing standards as applicable. Special attention is paid to laws, rules, regulations and exceptions as it applies to physician-owned ancillary service.
Human Resources
Human resource services provides full management and oversight of all therapy staffing, recruiting, and employee management within the therapy department.
Clinical
Clinical services provides physician-owned therapy clinics with comprehensive clinical programs and management designed to insure the highest quality care and excellence in customer service. These include the creation of clinical protocols as well as programs to assure compliance with federal initiatives related to outcomes and value-based care.
Marketing
Marketing services provides your practice with marketing support to include program collateral, clinical programs and protocols, analysis of market share & opportunities, and competition analysis. With emphasis placed on client retention and market differentiation, these programs are designed to increase market share through cost-effective initiatives and measurable results.
Practical Analysis
Our Analytics Team will help your practice understand its current metrics and compare those with best practices & industry norms. The strengths and weaknesses of your therapy practice will be demonstrated and benchmarked providing a source for troubleshooting and a blueprint for growth. Analytics packages are customized based on individual practices needs and market characteristics. Billing and Collections support provides specialized analysis to determine the effectiveness of coding and collections practices to insure a practice is getting paid for the services they are providing.
Who We Are
We’ve Been Working with Physician Owned Physical Therapy Groups since 1998!
Specifically, ARMG has been a leader in helping physician-owned physical therapy clinics comply with ever-changing regulatory and operational challenges. As a therapist-owned Company we are uniquely qualified to help our clients navigate the complicated waters related to rehabilitation services in the physician-owned ancillary environment.
