Patient Engagement

Now more than ever, maintaining your relationships with your clients is important. With various ordinances and rules around the country, it can be difficult for both you and your clients to be as consistent in your routines as you once were. However, the best thing you can do for your client outside of the therapy interventions is to develop and maintain a positive working relationship. Here’s what you need... Read More

As we head into the last few days of 2020, it’s the perfect time to look back and reflect on the year. How we dealt with everything this year, from budgets and marketing to appointments and insurance, was different. However, during uncertain times, the best thing you can do from both a business and a personal standpoint is following up with your patients. In fact, here are a few reasons why following up with... Read More

Physical therapists can help people from all walks of life have better function and mobility. It’s time to brush up on this specialty, as the benefits of physical therapy are tremendous for a healthy pregnancy and steady recovery. Keep in mind these basics. 

Pregnancy

The body goes to great measures to accommodate pregnancy. These sudden changes can lead to discomfort, pain and decreased mobility. We can help to ease them through this time and show... Read More

At NARA, we love the kiddos that our therapists help and understand how essential they are to their development. These pediatric patients would become adult patients if they weren’t treated by people specialized in the care of children. We want to take the time to acknowledge the tremendous benefits of pediatric programs. 

Post Injury

Some may think that therapy is mostly for adults, especially Occupational Therapy. However, Occupational Therapy helps anyone with... Read More

We’re about to be turning our calendars to 2020. Like most people, it’s a time to reflect on what went well the past year and imagine what kind of year we would like to see come to fruition moving forward. It’s important to always push ourselves to provide the best care for our patients. For many, the goal is to reduce no shows and increase patients. This can be done by providing exceptional service in the following ways. 

Bring Patients In

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Think about your last experience in customer service - maybe you got your car fixed at the auto body shop or experienced a plumbing issue in your home. These are usually not cheap fixes and an area where many feel uneducated about the terminology. It can make you feel uneasy and requires a sense of trust in the technician diagnosing or fixing the problem. In the same way, your patients are trusting you to not only be clear in your directions but prove you are trustworthy and have their best interests... Read More

The last Saturday in September is Family Fitness Day in the United States, and there is no reason why your patients ought to miss out on the fun! As we all know, the involvement and support of a patient’s family is one of the most important factors in their recovery. There’s a lot to be gained for your patients and their loved ones if you can get them exercising together. Research tells us that families that engage in physical activity typically enjoy... Read More

Attracting new patients is probably at the top of your marketing efforts, and though that means new business and more revenue, it is highly important to make sure the patients you do have keep walking through your doors. The effort to retain your patients can be more cost-effective. They know who you are and what you do, and have already benefited from the work you do. Why not make the most out of their experience and put a focus on making them a long-term patient? Also, when your patients have... Read More

Senior Living communities boast a flurry of services to promote active aging for seniors.  Among those services, is therapy.  Therapy comes in various options for residents in most Senior Living communities, and given the changing climate of healthcare reform, your diversification into rehab environments is more important than ever.   Have you considered…Home Health, outpatient, wellness programs, and community engagement. 

Home Health (HH) services are... Read More

Was 2017 a year of missed appointments, reschedules and no-shows for you? We understand that’s frustrating and can drag down morale in the clinic and, of course, throws a wrench in your already planned day. So how do you make 2018 the year of having more patients be on time, show up and ready to tackle their therapy? Here are some tips to get you started.