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Thursday, January 29, 2026
After testing somewhere between 25 and 30 technology platforms over 10 years, Ernie Beltz has earned the right to be skeptical.
Eddie Czech
Thursday, January 15, 2026
When Cody Lee saw his first high-level athlete recovering from ACL reconstruction surgery, he realized his general physical therapy knowledge wasn't going to be enough. But he also knew that turning to AI tools meant navigating serious privacy concerns.
Eddie Czech
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Ernie Beltz loves technology. His wife and business partner, Debbie Garcia-Beltz, does not. "I'm probably not as tech-savvy as I should be at this point in my life," Debbie admits. As an occupational therapist with over two decades of experience, she spent most of her career writing reports manually, scoring tests by hand, and using Word documents because "that was technology" to her generation of clinicians.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Eddie Czech

How to Cut Documentation Time by 50% Without Sacrificing Care Quality

Randi Spence, a partner and clinic director of a multi-location rehabilitation practice in Texas, had two therapists leave late last year, leaving her clinic short-staffed while onboarding new graduates. Her patient load climbed. Her documentation followed her home. It’s a problem familiar to most outpatient clinic directors.

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Respect the People-Process-Technology Hierarchy, Or Watch Your Therapy Practice Fail

When Jerry Durham was contemplating whether to take his physical therapy practice out of network in the mid-2000s, all of his peers told him he shouldn’t do it. After all, why would patents pay out of pocket when they could get the same thing covered by insurance?

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Eddie Czech

Your practice needs salespeople, not yes-people

Rehab practices can prevent churn by hiring salespeople instead of customer service reps for their front desk.

Friday, July 25, 2025
Eddie Czech

25% of Your Budget Goes to Admin Work Your Staff Hates — Here’s How to Fix It

Indie Health CTO Eric deRegt’s 4-stage framework helps rehab practices evaluate and choose the right AI solutions to eliminate administrative chaos.