RESIDENCY AND SMALL PRACTICE BENEFIT OR DISTRACTION?

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