Policies and Procedures for Therapy Departments: The Why, The What and the Pitfalls
Please join us on March 12, 2025 as Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. presents “Policies and Procedures for Therapy Departments: The Why, The What and the Pitfalls“. This 1.5-hour webinar will discuss the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Program Guidance for all entities involved in the Healthcare Industry. This includes private practices and facility settings that provide outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.
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Robbie Leonard | PT, DPTDr. Leonard is a nationally recognized therapy speaker in the areas of Medicare regulations, administrative processes, and outpatient therapy compliance. She has given many presentations at the APTA PPS Annual Conference, CSM and numerous continuing education conferences around the country. She has received multiple awards for her teaching skills and believes that a little humor makes dry subjects much more palatable. Often written in course evaluations, “I
expected dry and boring, but got engaging and fun instead and information I can take home and use.”Dr. Leonard is certified in Healthcare Compliance by the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board. She also completed her transitional DPT in 2017 from the University of Montana. She holds a certificate in Lean Healthcare from the Belmont University, Massey Graduate School of Business.
As an active APTA member since 1986, she believes that all therapists should be involved in their professional associations. She has served in multiple roles in both the National and State level. She is currently on the APTA SC Payment and Policy Committee, the Chair of the APTA PPS Program Work Group and serves on the Billing and Payment Expert Panel for the APTA.
Dr. Leonard has had a variety of experiences in the rehabilitation industry and brings real life experience in both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and administrative service settings. She is currently the co-founder and consultant for 8150 Advisors.
Robbie lives in the mountains of SC with her husband Mike. They can sometimes be seen traveling across the US in their RV.
