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1. 1. www.speech-languagepathologist.org

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   Published on: 6/16/2008   Last Visited: 6/16/2008

   Our guest host tonight, April 2, 2001 is Richard K. Adler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.Dr. Adler is an
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   Well as you know Richard is the president of American Academy ofPrivate Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology why don't you tell us about the organization and what it does for the SLPs andaudiologists involved? that would be great The Academy is the only organization that exists solely for the benefitof SLP's and audiologist in Private practice.We are a Related ProfessionalOrganization of ASHA.We have over 100 members. All members are in private practice mostly full time but some parttimers.We have only a few audiologists-- the rest SLP's.The academy has beenaround for over 35 years. do professionals in private practice do 'house calls'? Some of us have home health contracts as part of the practice.Somefolks start their practice solely with home health work and expand from there.If youhave an office for your practice, you would not usually go to someone's home to see their child or adult.They
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   Erika: some of my colleagues choose not to have a physical office andwill travel to people's homes.You have to weigh the cost of each.Not that it iscommon or not but most SLP's get an office or work out of their home office and have contracts at various places. Richard, do you have other SLPs working for you? Adrienne: Many SLP's have their own office.If they share they sharewith a PT, OT or Psych person.Unless the practice is big then there will be a need formore than one SLP.I had three employees working for me who were all SLP's. Robin: Some of my colleagues have up to 20, 30, or more employeesdue to the numerous contracts they have. Many of these employees are part time. big practices! holy mackeral how much area do they cover? and what population? Don't be alarmed.Not all practices are big.The majority are smaller.Many practices cover a metro area.One I know of is in three states. a private practice in 3 states? They cover children and adults in schools, hospitals, etc.Theychoose to vary.The biggest practice is in multiple states (New England) that kind of redefines my understanding of the concept Erika; You see, many practices have office patients as well as outsidecontracts in schools, SNF's, hospitals etc. hi! Hello to the Newcomers
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   Adrienne: You advertise in various places.Depending upon the areaof the country, the Yellow Pages helps.I advertised very little.I got referrals by word ofmouth Emily: I did take business courses from the small businessadministration in my city.I also had administration and supervision courses in mygraduate program. Erika; Do you mean like Nova Care?That is not a private practice. That is a very large for profit corporation owned by investors. oh oh oh...I think I get it now that was exactly my question Richard, how does the extra responsibility of running a business factor in? Adrienne: You can either do it yourself or get an office manager andbilling clerk.But many practices fail because the SLP or audiologist knows nothingabout how to run a business. anon 609046, do you have any questions for Richard? understandable You need an attorney, accountant, and a good marketing course orseminar. how about reimbursement?Is it a pain to enroll and run that aspect of apractice? does malpractice insurance go up? Erika: If one has an office practice, getting on Insurance Provider listshelps.It is difficult to get on them and you must be persistent. But I had about 12 provider contracts and got referrals from them all. cool do the participating rates hurt? Adrienne: The malpractice insurance goes up if you have employeesand if you have multiple contracts.You want to be covered at all places. how much time do you spend doing administrative work and marketing,compared to clinical work? The reimbursement rates are sometimes very low-- in the Atlanta areawhere I used to live, it was as low as $28 per session for an hour or half hour session? $28 was for 1/2 hour what would it have been if you were not private? MY theory is that I will take all referrals until I cannot handle any more.So I don't worry about the rates as much as others. Robin: I worked about 70 hours a week.I'd say about 40% was adminand the rest clinical. I did not do marketing per se holy cow Adrienne: If you were not private you would not have been on thatprovider list.If someone came to pay you the rate depends on the area of the USA. In Atlanta, the 1/2 hour rate was about $65.Here in Seattle it is about$35. was this in Atlanta that you worked those hours, or now in Seattle? I worked all those hours in Atlanta.I sold my practice last April when Imoved to Seattle.I started another practice here. once you are on a provider list, can you refuse a pt? Adrienne: If you refuse too many, they will take you off the list. is the cost of living lower is Seattle? The cost of living is much higher in Seattle and I don't know why therates are so low here It was a shock to me when I got here. Per Patient I make half what I made in Atlanta wow Welcome Newcomers
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   hi 1483, we are talking about private practice, any questions for RichardAdler? Richard, what kind of adjustments are you making as a result of thesignificant changes in reimbursement in Seattle? What resourses are on the web for people going into privatepractice? Robin: I am starting out as a part time practitioner here.
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   Alex: AAPPSPA has a website.There is also Speech Pathology.comwhich has some private practice info.It is easiest to go to www.aappspa.org and askquestions or seek info. Richard is President of AAPPSPA, fyi Alex: I am visiting psychologists, pediatricians, neurologists, etc. andgiving them my spiel.I am also asking friends for leads. Robin: I am doing accent reduction.I am on the list from ASHAProServ for people who are looking for an SLP or audiologist and they type in a city. Iwill come up as available. Getting yourself known in the medical, education, and psychcommunities in our city will help a lot with marketing. that sounds like a good list! thats good, Richard.So you are willing to work with the full range of speechand lang. disorders? Attend PTA meetings, other group meetings, state organization
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   Robin: Yes I work with all areas except Cleft Palate only because Ihave only a little experience in that area by choice Adrienne: The ProServ from ASHA is a good way of marketingnationwide and it is a free service from AHSA if you are a member that's good to know! what is the competition like in your area? The competition is more than in Atlanta.
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   welcoome 9744, we are talking about Private Practice with Richard Adler Private-Practice.Com is Don Harris and Kellie Hetzel's baby.
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   Private-Practice.com is a very good group who are now sellingproducts to help those in practice. Do you work with all ages? Tracy: I do work with all ages.But I prefer toddler to adult.I haveworked with geriatrics for so long, I choose not to take those patients. Richard, What does it take to be competitive in as a private practitioner (i.e.time of experience...)? To be competitive, you must be willing to stand up for what and whoyou are.You know you are good (I hope) and that will help you.To be competitive youmust market at first.Word of mouth will help you as you move on. Giving free inservices to nursing homes, schools, hospitals, psychology groups helps. Before going into practice, you should make sure you have workedwith the population you want to serve for at least 4-5 years, especially if there are a lotof Private folks in your area. Do you advertise in the newspaper or on radio? Alex: Advertising on radio and TV and in Newspapers is very costlyand I have found it to give very little return for the money. I'm a 1st year grad and I am positive that I want to go into privatepractice, yet I'm not sure where I should start preparing. You won't have a competitive edge if you have not worked for a while
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   To prepare for private practice, I would take some marketing seminars,a business accounting class and a business management class from say a localcommunity college.You can prepare for those while you are working elsewhere. Then you will have more confidence to gointo practice. Interesting, I thought you needed at least ten years of experience to beginconsidering private practicing. I don't think you need 10 years.If you work in the schools for 10 yearsthen want to see Neuro adults, where will you get your experience to market youself? 4-5 years is a good amoun

2. 2. Plural Publishing - Richard K. Adler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA

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   Published on: 9/1/2008   Last Visited: 9/1/2008

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   Richard K. Adler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHADr. Richard K. Adler, CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist for 36 years.He has worked in a variety of employment settings including public schools, university clinics, hospitals, private practice, and private clinics.He is currently Professor of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences at Minnesota State University, Moorhead (MSUM), where he also directs the Voice Disorders Clinic and supervises undergraduate and graduate students in the MSUM Clinic.In the past three years, he started a Transsexual/Transgender Voice and Communication Program within the MSUM Speech and Hearing Clinic.He has presented many workshops and seminars at local, state, and national speech and hearing conventions in the areas of transsexual voice and communication, traumatic brain injury, multicultural issues, listening skills, interpersonal communication, and gender issues in the voice clinic.He teaches courses in neuroanatomy, adult and pediatric neurogenics, research, phonetics, introduction to speech language and hearing sciences, and directs research projects and theses in the department; he also teaches Rhetorical Criticism of Feminist Speakers/Lecturers in the MSUM Master of Liberal Arts degree program.Dr. Adler's research areas include traumatic brain injury, multicultural issues, course development, GLBT issues in the academic and clinical setting, and transgender/transsexual voice and communication.

3. 3. www.bilingualtherapies.com

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   Published on: 8/1/2003   Last Visited: 5/20/2008

   Project Director: Richard K. Adler, Minnesota State University, MoorheadProject Objectives: