Emerging Setting with Max Mahaffey

An emerging setting is the non traditional roles, athletics, an Athletic Trainer is employed in.

The Physician Practice Setting only makes up around 2% of Athletic Trainers currently.

About Max:

He played football and graduated from Louisiana CollegeWorked in Alexandria, Louisianna for 2 years with an independent minor league team and as a physician extenderWent back to Lousianna college to work as an AT

Went back to school and got his masters at the University of HoustonWorked as the Baseball AT after graduatingGot hired by Memorial Hermann to work with the Sugarland Skeeters

What do you need to work in the PPS? 

DME - Durable Medical Equipment - need to be able to communicate how and why to use these devices

Casting and splinting - both removal and application.

Communicating the goals and expected outcomes.

Physician Practice Value Model

Manual for what ATs do in this role

What does max do in this emerging practice setting?

HPIExamInitial assessment / DDxAnswer questionsConfer with DoctorPlanImagingHEP vs PTRTP protocolOrthos referralsIn-office procedures

Pros and Cons of Physicians Practice Setting

Pros

Work closely with doctorsSet schedule vs athleticsHad freedom to pick “regular AT” per diemWide variety of patientsPediatricYouthGeriatricA lot of concussions 

Cons

Public’s lack of knowledge of an ATDifficult/ rude patientsThey are not there to see MaxA lot of concussionsA lot of the same stuffneck/back

CPT Codes

ICD vs CPT97110 Therapeutic Exercise for 15 minutesCodes are not profession-specific

Financial Impact

Worth and ValueWorth - the monetary cost of the serviceValue - is the perceived worthATs can increase efficiency by performing the non-billable tasks and freeing up the Doc for the billable tasks.Pecha et al studyIncrease of $200-$1200 per day increaseIn Max’s clinic study over 6 months, this value would have been about $16,000Patient satisfaction survey

Sugarland Skeeters experience:

He has been there since the inaugural seasonMostly veteran players trying to get back to affiliated ball

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Max

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An emerging setting is the non traditional roles, athletics, an Athletic Trainer is employed in.

The Physician Practice Setting only makes up around 2% of Athletic Trainers currently.

About Max:

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

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

What do you need to work in the PPS? 

DME – Durable Medical Equipment – need to be able to communicate how and why to use these devices

Casting and splinting – both removal and application.

Communicating the goals and expected outcomes.

Physician Practice Value Model

Manual for what ATs do in this role

What does max do in this emerging practice setting?

HPI
Exam
Initial assessment / DDx

Answer questions

Confer with Doctor
Plan

Imaging
HEP vs PT
RTP protocol
Orthos referrals
In-office procedures

Pros and Cons of Physicians Practice Setting

Pros

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 

Cons

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

CPT Codes

ICD vs CPT
97110 Therapeutic Exercise for 15 minutes

Codes are not profession-specific

Financial Impact

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

Sugarland Skeeters experience:

He has been there since the inaugural season
Mostly veteran players trying to get back to affiliated ball

Facebook video

Contact Us

Max

Jeremy

Financial Supporters

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