Summary: <br> An emerging setting is the non traditional roles, athletics, an Athletic Trainer is employed in.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Physician Practice Setting only makes up around 2% of Athletic Trainers currently.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/max-mahaffey.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> About Max:<br> <br> <br> <br> * He played football and graduated from Louisiana College* Worked in Alexandria, Louisianna for 2 years with an independent minor league team and as a physician extender* Went back to Lousianna college to work as an AT<br> <br> <br> <br> * Went back to school and got his masters at the University of Houston* Worked as the Baseball AT after graduating* Got hired by Memorial Hermann to work with the Sugarland Skeeters<br> <br> <br> <br> What do you need to work in the PPS? <br> <br> <br> <br> DME - Durable Medical Equipment - need to be able to communicate how and why to use these devices<br> <br> <br> <br> Casting and splinting - both removal and application.<br> <br> <br> <br> Communicating the goals and expected outcomes.<br> <br> <br> <br> Physician Practice Value Model<br> <br> <br> <br> * Manual for what ATs do in this role<br> <br> <br> <br> What does max do in this emerging practice setting?<br> <br> <br> <br> * HPI* Exam* Initial assessment / DDx* Answer questions* Confer with Doctor* Plan* Imaging* HEP vs PT* RTP protocol* Orthos referrals* In-office procedures<br> <br> <br> <br> Pros and Cons of Physicians Practice Setting<br> <br> <br> <br> Pros<br> <br> <br> <br> * Work closely with doctors* Set schedule vs athletics* Had freedom to pick “regular AT” per diem* Wide variety of patients* Pediatric* Youth* Geriatric* A lot of concussions <br> <br> <br> <br> Cons<br> <br> <br> <br> * Public’s lack of knowledge of an AT* Difficult/ rude patients* They are not there to see Max* A lot of concussions* A lot of the same stuff* neck/back<br> <br> <br> <br> CPT Codes<br> <br> <br> <br> * ICD vs CPT* 97110 Therapeutic Exercise for 15 minutes* Codes are not profession-specific<br> <br> <br> <br> Financial Impact<br> <br> <br> <br> * Worth and Value* Worth - the monetary cost of the service* Value - is the perceived worth* ATs can increase efficiency by performing the non-billable tasks and freeing up the Doc for the billable tasks.* Pecha et al study* Increase of $200-$1200 per day increase* In Max’s clinic study over 6 months, this value would have been about $16,000* Patient satisfaction survey<br> <br> <br> <br> Sugarland Skeeters experience:<br> <br> <br> <br> * He has been there since the inaugural season* Mostly veteran players trying to get back to affiliated ball<br> <br> <br> <br> Facebook video<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Contact Us<br> <br> <br> <br> Max<br> <br> <br> <br> Jeremy<br> <br> <br> <br> Financial Supporters<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
