Measurable Solutions

Amit Gaglani on the right
photo courtesy of First Look Media,LLC

Measurable Solutions’ client Amit Gaglani with Accelerated Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, NJ,  was recognized by Edison Chamber of Commerce as an outstanding business. The event took place at the recent "Edison People of Distinction" hosted by the Edison Chamber of Commerce at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ

Mr Gaglani started out with 0 staff in 2004 and has now grown into two locations: Edison (opened December 2008) and Woodbridge.

“My clinic has been doing very well since I started with Measurable Solutions in 2006. I am expanding in spite of the competition. There are at least 2-3 large corporations, a few orthopedic physicians that have their own PTs and at least 3 or 4 private practices around me.”

Over the last year Amit has witnessed a 300% increase in new patients to his clinics and the number of physicians that refer to his practice has increased with 63%

Measurable Solutions asked one of their clients in California, Ida Hirst, of her experience with the rate reductions that Anthem has put forth.

"This has been a hot topic among practice owners since this only effects private practices, not hospital or physician owned clinics.  Many clinics have opted to terminate their provider relationships with Anthem BC.

I have decided to stay in.  A careful search through EOBs coming through my office finds that many of our PPO contracts and certainly our Work Comp visits are paying below the $75 per visit.  I then took an average of what we receive currently from our Anthem BC visits and found that due to the way they cascade for reimbursement that we have a hard time getting a significant amount more than this for the average visit if we are completely honest with our coding.  The only way to consistently get the good payment would be to perform the same procedure for a full 45 to 60 minutes every time.  This rarely happens.

I am not happy about this change, but it has spurred me to make decisions to gradually drop other low paying insurance contracts and to plug a way at converting to a cash based practice where people get a great service in a short amount of time for a very reasonable fee.  We will provide them with a super bill to submit directly to their carrier if they wish.  Unfortunately to drop Anthem BC would mean a drop in patient volume by almost 40% and we can not handle that dramatic of a change right now.  I am respectful of those practices who were able to either never depend on Anthem or are now ready to do so."

Ida Hirst
Pleasanton, CA

Michael Nula is the owner and founder of Elite Physical Therapy, Inc. in Rhode Island. He opened his practice 2002, became a Measurable Solutions client in 2004 and last year he opened the doors to a third location in RI.Mr Nula has a B.A. degree in Biology, an M.S. degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Rhode Island and last December he completed his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University. He is on the Board of Directors for the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce and also a member of the National Strength, Conditioning Association, the American Physical Therapy Association and the Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Association. Michael is married, with three children, and lives in East Greenwich.

The award is presented annually by Advance Magazine which is one of the country’s leading magazines in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine. The judging panel, comprised of past awardees, named Elite PT as a clear winner “For its commitment to PT values and its response to the needs of today's therapy consumer”.
Elite was featured as the cover story on Advance Magazine’s December issue and you can also read the full story online HERE.

Measurable Solutions congratulates Michael for this great achievement.

Samuel M. Brown

Samuel M. Brown, PT, DPT with Monticello Physical Therapy in Monticello, KY is a Measurable Solutions New Patient Course Graduate. During their 2009 Annual Conference, APTA’s Private Practice Section honored Dr Brown with the Robert G. Dicus award, which is the most prestigious award presented by PPS.

This and other awards were announced in the PPS 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition program and the recipients were honored on November 12. The program featured an article with Dr. Brown including what some of the nominators had to say about him. You can read the full article here:

Measurable Solutions congratulates Dr. Brown for this excellent achievement.

Mike Nula is the owner and founder of Elite Physical Therapy, Inc. in RI.  He has been a client of Measurable Solutions for almost five years and has enjoyed successful expansion with his practice since becoming a client.

At the recent University of Rhode Island’s fourth annual Distinguished Achievement Awards celebration Mike Nula was honored by the College of Human Science and Services for representing their area and Mike was a Distinguished Achievement Awards Dean's List Recipient.

This is what URI had to say about Mike regarding his award:

Measurable Soultions Congratulates Mike and wishes great success for the future too.

Source: uri.edu