1. 5 Ways for Orthopedic Sports Medicine Practices to Use Athletic Trainers as Physician Extenders. Orthopedic and sports medicine practices are increasingly hiring athletic trainers as physician extenders to take on several roles within the practice. Athletic trainers are routinely employed in this setting to improve overall office productivity, patient outcomes and satisfaction as well as help move patients more effectively and efficiently through the appointment, evaluation and treatment process. By providing services to more patients in the same period of time, physicians are able to increase patient throughput and revenues.
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2. 5 Techniques for Increasing Patient Volume at Your Sports Medicine Practice. It has become necessary for many specialists and practices to market their services more proactively than in the past. Beyond providing great treatment outcomes, orthopedic and sports medicine practices must competitively reach out to their community to ensure patient volume. Angie Van Utrecht, director of operations at Orthopedic Specialists in Davenport, Iowa, says her practice has been able to attract patients in a highly competitive market using alternatives to traditional media marketing techniques.
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3. 7 Proven Tactics to Position Your Sports Medicine Practice as an Industry Leader. Sports medicine practices seek to achieve success through excellent financial and clinical outcomes, which can give practices better reputations and a better competitive edge. Here are seven strategies for sports medicine practices to adopt in order to improve its position as an industry leader.
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4. 5 Best Practices to Develop a Successful Sports Medicine Practice. Orthopedic practices around the country are adding sports medicine to the list of services they provide, sometimes even including the phrase in their practice name. However, not all of these new practices provide the services necessary to become a truly successful sports medicine practice. Walter Lowe, MD, of the University of Texas Health and Science Center and team physician for the Houston Texans, Houston Rockets and the University of Houston Cougars, discusses what it takes to succeed with sports medicine.
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5. How Physicians Can Help Decrease Injuries in Young Athletes: Q&A With Rothman Institute’s Michael Ciccotti. Physicians around the country are treating young patients with minor and traumatic sports injuries. There are several aspects of participating in sporting activities that can cause sports injuries and physicians today are focused on educating their young patients and potential patients about the best practices for staying healthy and in the game.
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6. 5 Best Practices for Community Outreach in Sports Medicine Orthopedic Practices. As sports medicine becomes increasingly popular, more orthopedic practices and hospitals are creating separate sports medicine programs to treat young athletes and adults with an active lifestyle. Sports medicine physicians and practices must have a significant presence within the community in order to remain competitive. Leading sports medicine physicians discuss five best practices for sports medicine community outreach.
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7. Treating Young Athletes: Q&A With Sports Medicine Specialist Dr. Patrick Wupperman. In many communities, sports medicine practices are seeing an increasing number of youth athletes with sports-related injuries. For physicians, this means considering different types of treatment based on growth-plate and muscle development, as well as new strategies for communicating with younger patients. Patrick Wupperman, MD, a surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine at Azalea Orthopedics in Texas, discusses best practices for physicians when approaching young patients.
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8. 4 Points Physicians Should Cover During Meetings With Coaches. While professional team coaches understand the best practices for keeping adult athletes healthy, youth coaches are often parent volunteers with little knowledge about appropriate practice techniques. Sports medicine practices and physicians can hold seminars or workshops for local coaches on the best habits for injury prevention among young athletes. Here are four topics physicians can cover during coaches meetings and seminars on proper training, concussion testing and rehabilitation techniques.
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9. 3 Tips for Communicating With Parents of Young Athletes. For sports medicine physicians one of the most challenging aspects of treating young athletes can often be speaking with the child’s parents. In some situations, parents push their children to achieve success in athletics which could lead to a college scholarship or a professional career. When their child becomes injured, parents could see these future possibilities begin to slip away.
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10. 6 Advantages to Orthopedic Sports Medicine Practices Partnering With Rehabilitation Specialists. Many orthopedic and sports medicine practices that once supplied in-office physical therapy, occupational therapy and other rehabilitative services on their own are now contracting with separate hospitals and professional groups for these services, says Diane Ryckman, director of sports medicine and orthopedic services at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.
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