Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about the insurance side. It’s notorious. Physical therapy not being covered by insurance is a notorious issue. How do you think about that? What can be done, innovation-wise, to address that issue? Nancy Ham: Most insurance companies cover physical therapy but they, maybe, don’t pay a lot or there’s a
Sramana Mitra: Innovation in your industry is also happening on another vector – in treatment. I actually introduced a company from our portfolio to Heidi a few months ago that has a laser-based pain treatment device. We have one in our portfolio. There’s quite a bit of work going on out there in various kinds
Nancy Ham: Our data shows pretty encouraging results of people staying in care longer, which means they have a better chance of getting their best health outcome. Now, let’s look at the ability to engage with future patients. Physical therapists are out and about in the community. They staff road races. They’re at the high
We’ve covered WebPT before, featuring founder Heidi Jannenga on Entrepreneur Journeys. We’ve also had Heidi on our roundtable. This conversation explores the evolution of WebPT to a broader product footprint and also discusses the open issues in the physiotherapy practice management space. It also explores pain-related medical devices, the role of insurance companies, and other