Transcript Slide 1

WPTA FALL C ONFERENCE
S CHEDULE
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Who We Are
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Board of Directors
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How We Got Here
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Mission Statement
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Primary Goals
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Open Discussion
W HO W E A RE
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A Private Practice Special Interest Group of the
Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association, Inc.
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Our Objective is to:
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Establish & work toward the goals of the Private Practice
Special Interest Group, and the WPTA.
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Promote the development of Private Practice in Physical
Therapy
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Stimulate, encourage, promote and establish goals and
priorities, and be able to carry them out within a
reasonable time, with professional consultants or with
our own membership.
B OARD
OF
D IRECTORS
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Chairman: Tim Thorsen
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Vice Chairman: Bryan Cummings
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Treasurer: Brett Roberts
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Secretary: Amy Snyder
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Director At Large: Rich Larsen
H OW W E G OT H ERE
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Petition to start the PP-SIG ~Fall 2009
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February 2010- Proposed to the WPTA Board of Directors to Start SIG, Voted &
Approved
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Spring 2010- General Membership Voted Approval
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August 2010- Organizational meeting in Milwaukee
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By-laws approved by the WPTA BOD in April 2011
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May 2011-Elections for PPSIG Board of Directors
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Summer/Fall 2011 – BOD Planning meetings
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BOD Meetings Monthly May 2011- Present-Onsite at Fall/Spring Conference
M ISSION S TATEMENT
To foster growth, economic viability, sound
business and clinical practices
of physical therapist owned PT services
for the benefit of the public,
and to promote exclusive ownership
of PT services by PTs
in the State of Wisconsin.
P RIMARY G OALS
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Primary Goal: A Unified Voice for Physical
Therapy Private Practices in the State of
Wisconsin
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Networking/Membership Drive
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Marketing/Public Relations
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Education
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Reimbursement
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Legislation
N ETWORKING /M EMBERSHIP
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Update Emails
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Linked-in Network for Members, transitioning to website
members only discussion group
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Phase II: Improve the master list of PT PPs in WI, WPTA
members and non-members, initiated in collaboration with MU
PT students,
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Fall/Spring WPTA Conference Networking Events
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Website and Blog: www.wptappsig.com
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PPSIG Email: [email protected]
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Goal 2013: Double our membership – each member brings 1
additional member
M ARKETING /P UBLIC R ELATIONS
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Research current PP-SIGs in other states and
their marketing campaigns, partner w/PPS and
their marketing campaigns
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Tri-State PPSIG Networking Event at PPS 2012
Vegas Oct 25th, Thursday 4:30 to 6:00 at Wynn
(suite to be announced)
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Goal 2015: 6 Figure Statewide Media Campaign
to promote PT PP Services
EDUCATION
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Spring /Fall Conference 2012 PPSIG Continuing
Education
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Lynn Steffes-Community Based Marketing
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Rich Larsen-ACO’s-Pros, Cons, and Action Steps
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Gwen Simmons-Games Payers Play, Using the Law to
Get Paid
Approval for PPSIG Tract for WPTA Spring Conference
2013
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Topic or Speaker Ideas?
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Times: 8-12 or 2-5 on Friday April 19th 2013
R EIMBURSEMENT I SSUES
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Defending our current scope of practice from
outside forces(ACOs, HOPTS, POPTS)
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Explore unified contracting opportunities for
improved reimbursement rates
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Creating a members only directory to assist with
insurance contracting and authorization issues
R EIMBURSEMENT I SSUES
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Immediate Saving to your clinic: Established a
Group Purchasing Contract w/vendors to save
your clinic money
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PT-One
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PPS AC 2012 Meeting Set around Group
Purchasing for Professional Liability
Dynatronics
L EGISLATIVE I SSUES
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Working to protect our scope of practice
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Researching RC-2 on direction and delegation of
the profession of Physical Therapy
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Exploring co-pay legislation similar to Kentucky’s
recent success
Y EAR
IN
R EVIEW !
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Replacing By-Laws with PPSIG Policy and Procedure
Manual
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Created Group Purchasing Member Benefit
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Hosted Networking Events at WPTA Spring/Fall
Conference 2012, PPS Vegas 2012 Upcoming
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Launched our website: www.wptappsig.com
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Posting blogs on our PPSIG website
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Created Phase I List of PPPT’s WI with MU
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Hosted PPSIG CEU Courses at Spring/Fall WPTA
Conferences 2012
Y EAR
IN
R EVIEW !
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Midwest Regional Networking Group initiated at CSM
2012 Chicago with Illinois and Iowa PPSIG’s
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Collaboration with WPTA EC on transitioning to
centralized banking and leadership changes for
districts/PPSIG
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PPSIG Tool Kit: Direct Access Marketing Letter
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Developed PPSIG Newsletter for Membership Updates
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Expanded Membership to include students
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Increased Membership from 30 to 41 members
F INANCIAL S UMMARY
WPTA PPSIG
Profit & Loss
January 1 - October 12, 2012
Total
Income
Con Ed registration
Dues
1,605.00
7,650.00
Total Income
$9,255.00
Gross Profit
$9,255.00
Expenses
Conference calling system
147.87
Conference Expenses
1,214.59
Dues & Subscriptions
Legal & Professional Fees
289.95
2,115.00
Meals and Entertainment
Promotional
Rent or Lease of Buildings
121.74
574.64
1,252.55
Shipping, Delivery Expense
105.78
Stationery & Printing
Subcontractors
962.95
125.00
Supplies
544.19
Total Expenses
$7,454.26
Net Operating Income
$1,800.74
Other Income
Interest Earned
1.94
Total Other Income
$1.94
Net Other Income
$1.94
Net Income
$1,802.68
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 03:27:22 PM GMT-5 - Cash Basis
S TRATEGIC P LAN 2013
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Membership
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Grow 25% - add another 10 members
Comparative Value
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PPSIG will create a position statement on RC-2
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Survey membership on Pros/Cons
Sustainability
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Complete Operations Manual for future BOD
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Set up key committees (conference, social media, etc)
S TRATEGIC P LAN 2013
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Collaborative Care Models
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Create a web based tool kit for members to provide
mentorship, information, and strategies to sustain your
practice with changes in healthcare environment
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What can PPSIG do to help your practice have options?
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PPS Member Videos on ACO’s from Vegas AC
Create Member’s Only side to website
RC S 1-4
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It is important for our members to be aware of
the proposed rule changes, their pros and cons
and to reach out to our state delegates regarding
our position on these.
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House of Delegates met in June 2012 with
further feasibility charged to committee for
decision making in Summer 2014 for RC-2
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Watch for upcoming emails with information on
the RCs and our delegates to help you with this
grassroots efforts
C ALL
FOR
N OMINATIONS
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Expanding the BOD to seven (7) positions
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Three open positions on the PPSIG BOD
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Elections April 1-10th, 2013
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3 year term on the Board
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Please email nominees to [email protected]
H OW CAN WE HELP YOU ?
O PEN D ISCUSSION