Who is better to see, a PT that works for a physician or a PT that owns a private practice? We leave it up to you to draw your own conclusions, but here are some facts.

1. The studies indicate there were more treatments (visits per patient were 39% to 45% higher in physician-owned clinics) and the cost was greater for those patients that attended a physician-owned physical therapy practice (both gross and net revenue per patient were 30% to 40% higher).

2. Another study indicated that licensed and non-licensed therapy providers spent less time with each patient in physician-owned clinics, and physical therapy assistants were substituted for physical therapists.

3. Another older study concluded that, “Therapists who had treated patients through direct access were significantly more likely to believe that direct access had benefited them professionally and benefited their patients than were therapists who had not practiced through direct access.”

4. We believe that we can provide you with the highest-quality of care available and do it in a cost-effective manner.

5. You will work closely with your physical therapist and, in most instances, your case will be managed by the same physical therapist from the beginning to the end of your experience with us.

Mitchell, J., Scott, E., Physician Ownership of Physical Therapy Services: Effects on Charges, Utilization, Profits, and Service Characteristics, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1992.

“Joint Ventures Among Health Care Providers in Florida,” State of Florida Health Care Cost Containment Board, 1991.

Domholdt E, Durchholz AG. Direct access use by experienced therapists in states with direct access. Phys Ther. 1992 Aug;72(8):569-74.

Federal Office of the Inspector General May 1, 2006. This report calls into question billing processes done by non-physical therapist owned practices.