
26 Aug 025 Dillen Hartley, An OT With A PT Partner: Multiple Clinics Treating Adults and Kids
Dillen Hartley is an Occupational Therapist and Co-Owner of Advanced Therapy Solutions in South Carolina. He and his business partner currently operate 4 outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics and are in the process of establishing their fifth.
Dillen is from South Africa and first came to the states as a travel therapist. He received occupational therapy as a child which began his interest in becoming a therapist himself.
Dillen helped develop Fusion Web Clinic which is a pediatric EMR practice management system. He is a presenter for the certification course of Interactive Metronome and Interactive Listening Systems. He is also co-owner of the Development Learning Institute which is a web based language, reading and learning program for children and parents.
What you will learn:
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How his time working for other companies paid off when starting his own practice
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How his business launched and acquired start- up money
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How they performed their market analysis for their geographical area before they started their practice
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How they transitioned from their full time jobs to private practice
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How the business re-invented itself after 10 years
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How important personal mentorship is
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How the practice decreases therapist turnover
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How to create a positive and healthy work atmosphere
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How to market to a client once they are on the caseload
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The different EMR’s they have used and what they use now
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How they operate their billing
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How they went from almost 20% cancellation rate to under 10%
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How they market their practice – So many tips here
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Books Dillen recommends
Links:
Advanced Therapy Solutions – Dillen’s Clinic Website
Fusion Web Clinic – The EMR that Dillen helped create
Medical Billing Center – Who Dillen uses to process and bill his claims
WebPT – Who Dillen’s Adult Clinics use for EMR
Other Billing Software they used
Books Dillen Recommends
The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly
Academy of Private Practice – Start, Run and Grow a Therapy Practice – Video Based Lessons and Downloadable Tools – Plus Consulting – Enrollment Only Happens 3 Times A Year
Ebook – A How to Manual for Starting and Running a Private Practice
Free Progress Note Template for Your Practice
Free Forms that Scott uses in his Clinics
Free Client Tracking Spreadsheet – How Scott keeps up with due dates, client information and so much more
FREE Ebook – What 150 Practice Owners Know – Get the Ebook by taking the survey – MUST have a private practice to take the survey
Podcast – Subscribe and leave a review on itunes
Podcast – Subscribe on Sticher for Android
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