If you work in a healthcare related field, you know that physical inactivity can lead to a lot of health related problems. But you may be surprised at just how widespread and far-reaching this problem is. Those of us in the physical therapy world know this all too well. We aren’t just focused on one … Continue reading PTs Have a Duty to Help the Whole Person
We arranged for Ben Fung, DPT, to review a pre-release version of the In Hand Health solution in early September (2016). You probably know who Ben is. In case an introduction is needed, he is a consultant, writer, and speaker for the physical therapy industry and co-founder of UpDocMedia and definitely worth a follow on his … Continue reading Review: In Hand Health and Therapist Essentials
It was everywhere this past weekend. In my mailbox. In a magazine. Even on TV. What’s the big news? One of the local hospital systems here in Kansas City is blitzing the market with news of their “24/7” app. And doing it well, I might add. Download the app for free. And for just $49 per virtual … Continue reading Why Physical Therapy Practices Need a Mobile Strategy
It’s definitely been an exciting start to 2016 for In Hand Health. This week, we issued a press release formally announcing the availability of our telehealth solution for physical therapy. We have several regional clinics on board and invite any PT or clinic to open a free account at our website at any time. To … Continue reading Our big announcement
In Hand Health recently completed a regional tour of state physical therapy association conferences where we staffed demonstration tables in Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. We enjoyed meeting numerous physical therapists and PT students and sharing our telehealth solution with them during our stops. We hope we delivered some value along the way. Here are three quick … Continue reading Defining Telehealth, Helping Rural Patients, and Saving Clinics Money
Certainly all of us have participated in a software trial, but have we really participated, or did we just provide a cursory glance? Could the solution have provided value? Would it have made my job easier, my business more productive or profitable, my life more organized? Just like the advice we might give a child when … Continue reading Free Trial! Click Here!
A quick drive from In Hand Health’s headquarters in Overland Park, KS, offers a dramatic change in scenery depending on which way you are headed. Spend a half hour headed north, you will navigate 8-lane freeways, traffic, and probably a road construction project or two before settling in the recently revitalized downtown of Kansas City, … Continue reading The Long and Short of Telehealth for Physical Therapists
It was crowded but I managed to find a seat at the keynote presentation of a physical therapy conference I was attending recently. I was still getting settled, scanning the conference agenda for the day in one hand and balancing a hot coffee in the other when the speaker’s words snapped me to attention. “There … Continue reading 11 Ways I Became More Effective as a Physical Therapy Clinic Owner
A little encouragement can go a long way. It’s cliché, sure, but it is also fact according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medial Association. The JAMA study included 700 people with heart disease. Half the group received four text messages per week that were customized to its specific needs … Continue reading The Benefit of Constant Contact
Patients seek physical therapy for a variety of reasons. Many get referrals from their primary physicians following surgery or after experiencing an injury from a specific event such as a twisted ankle in a pickup basketball game. Lingering dull or debilitating pain in the back, shoulder, or other body part also sends many people to … Continue reading Keep PT Patients Coming Back for More
