RESIDENCY AND SMALL RESIDENCY AND SMALL PRACTICEPRACTICE
BENEFIT OR DISTRACTION?BENEFIT OR DISTRACTION?
ABILITIES UNLIMITED, INC.ABILITIES UNLIMITED, INC.COLORADO SPRINGS, COCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO
• 12 EMPLOYEES, 2 LOCATIONS
• RESIDENCY PROGRAM SINCE 1995
• BILL BEISWENGER, CPO – DIRECTOR
• BILL TEAGUE, CP – ASST. DIRECTOR
WHAT IS THE COST ?WHAT IS THE COST ?
• ROTATING YOUR RESIDENTS ON A SIX MONTH ROTATION
• $1200.00 + $1200.00
• 3 MONTHS DIRECT SUPERVISION
• 3 MONTHS DIRECT/INDIRECT SUPERVISION
WHAT IS THE PRACTICE WHAT IS THE PRACTICE BENEFIT ?BENEFIT ?
• INCREASED VOLUME OF PATIENT CARE WITH EVENTUALLY LESS WORK TO YOU AS A PRACTITIONER
• INCREASED REVENUES WITH LESS OVERHEAD
• NEW TECHNOLOGIES
• ENTHUSIASM FOR PATIENT CARE
• CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR US AS PRACTITIONERS
WHAT IS THE RESIDENT WHAT IS THE RESIDENT BENEFIT ?BENEFIT ?
• CLOSE SUPERVISION
• ONE ON ONE ENVIRONMENT
• TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
• ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
AVOID THE QUICKSANDAVOID THE QUICKSAND
• DO NOT USE RESIDENTS AS SIMPLE LABORERS AND GOFERS
• RESIDENTS ARE EDUCATED TO BE CLINICIANS
• RESIDENTS SHOULD BE NURTURED IN ALL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE– CLINICAL MANAGEMENT– FABRICATION– ADMINISTRATION
A POSITIVE OUTCOMEA POSITIVE OUTCOME
• A ROTATION OF ADDITIONAL CLINICIANS AS PART OF YOUR STAFF
• YOUR PRACTICE HAS BENEFITTED FROM THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ENTHUSIASM, AND HARD WORK
• RESIDENTS LEAVE YOUR PRACTICE AS COMPETENT CLINICIANS
FOR OUR FUTUREFOR OUR FUTURE
• WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FORMER RESIDENTS
– OSSUR KNEE DEVELOPMENT, RHEO KNEE, ASIAN MARKET DEVELOPMENT
– FACILITY PRACTICE MANAGER DYNAMIC ORTHOTICS
– PRACTICING PROSTHETIST WITH SCOTT SABOLICH PROSTHETICS
– CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF P&O, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, SIOUX FALLS, SD
LEAVE A LEGACYLEAVE A LEGACY
• THE BEST LEGACIES ARE LEFT BY EXAMPLE
• LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS
• SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH TOMORROW’S PRACTITIONERS
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