You might want to make sure that there is a low vision specialist in your area and how big an area they cover if there is one. Ours here covers 13 counties - do you want to cover the area that this person does? Laura W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alford morrow, Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 8:07 PM Subject: [OTlist] new practice
> > Hello, > > I am requesting some help/suggestions from members if they would be so > kind > to take a moment. I have been practicing for 5 years, with 3 of them > years > as a rehab director of a small team of seven in a skilled nursing > facility. > > Lately, I have felt more and more of an urge to step out on my own and > begin > a private practice within my small community. The only competition I > would > have is the local hospital, one out-pt center, and the local nursing > homes. > > I had initially thought of trying to get an out-pt facility going. I > recently was reading in one of the Advance magazines, that low vision was > the top ranked emerging practice area. We have no one that I know of in > my > community providing low vision rehab. > > I was considering taking a course by Mary Warren and possibly trying to > begin a practice in the area of low vision. > > Here is the problem. I have no idea on what it takes to begin a practice. > This is definitely new ground for me. I am hoping that I can get some > suggestions on resources that will help lead me in the right direction in > creating a practice of my own. I need to learn everything from billing, > to > running a business in general. > > Thanks in advance, > > Al Morrow > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: OTlist Digest, Vol 13, Issue 4 >>Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:00:07 -0800 >> >>Send OTlist mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com >>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>You can reach the person managing the list at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>than "Re: Contents of OTlist digest..." >> >> >>Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Recent Article in OT Practice: "Understanding Occupation" >> (Ron Carson) >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Message: 1 >>Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:43:52 -0500 >>From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [OTlist] Recent Article in OT Practice: "Understanding >> Occupation" >>To: [email protected] >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >>Hello All: >> >>As usual, the OTlist has been very, very quiet. So, let's see if we can >>drum up some discussion.... <smile> >> >>If you haven't already read Judith Bowen's Article on the last page of >>the Feb 6, 2006 edition of OT Practice, please take a minute and do so. >>It's a good article that makes an interesting point. >> >> >>Has anyone read it? >> >>Ron >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>-- >>Unsubscribe? >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Change options? >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >> >>Archive? >> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >>Help? >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >>End of OTlist Digest, Vol 13, Issue 4 >>************************************* > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
