
19 May 035 Barbara Kornblau – Occupational Therapist and Attorney – The Law and Your Practice
Barbara Kornblau has many irons in the fire. She is currently a professor at Florida A&M college, an experienced attorney, the founder and CEO of the Coalition for Disability Health Equity, and a consultant. Here is just a sampling of her certifications and accomplishments:
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Certified Case Manager
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Member of U.S. Supreme Court Bar
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Certified Disability Management Specialist
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Certified Pain Educator
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Author of chapter in Legal Dimensions of Occupational Therapy Practice – from AOTA Press
Be sure to check out her Linkedin page to see all of her accomplishments.
Here is what we cover:
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Why she studied law and became a lawyer after receiving her OT degree
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How she got into private practice
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How she acquired contracts to provide therapy for new nursing homes
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Her private practice experience and what she would do differently given the chance
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Her advice for private practice partnerships
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Her advice on what to do before you begin your private practice
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How to find a good attorney – What questions to ask them to see if they are right for you
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What to have that lawyer look at
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Her thoughts on Direct Access
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When you need a prescription and when you don’t
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The law and your practice
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A BIG marketing idea to get self pay clients
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Her thoughts on keeping your on-line records and email safe
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Her thoughts on the future of the Affordable Healthcare Act
Here is the video of our Hangout
Links
Occupationaltherapy.com Barbara is a CEU course presenter there
Office of Nation Coordinator – HIPAA – Get on their mailing list HERE
PCORI research
Barbara’s email
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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