Employment History: OWNER/PRESIDENT, MEG BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Belleair, FL. Founded in 2006, by Brian Gallagher, PT. After working for a few years with one of the largest consulting firms, Brian saw a need for what wasn t being delivered. As a result MEG quickly became known for its customized approach for handling the entire practices operations, not just one specific area. Brian operates more as an Executive Coach who works side by side with owners to assist them with their implementation, while they are gaining the business and personnel management principles throughout their training. Additionally, MEG now provides billing and consulting services to owners across the country. OWNER/PRESIDENT, CYPRESS CREEK THERAPY ASSOCIATES, Severna Park, MD. Brian Gallagher started Cypress Creek Therapy Associates in 1999 after launching a successful therapy staffing company two years earlier. CCTA s several locations grew quickly to have a very large referral base of medical professionals and has expanded it s services to provide Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Aquatic Therapy, and Personal Fitness Training to children and adults. Awarded Anne Arundel County s most family friendly business award several years running as determined by the Chesapeake Family magazine. With an emphasis on exemplary personnel management and creating the most family friendly business, Cypress Creek Therapy was selected as Practice of the Year by the APTA Advance Magazine for 2011. OWNER/CEO, GATEWAY HEALTH SERVICES, Severna Park, MD. Gateway Health Services was an employee staffing company started by Brian Gallagher in 1997, and grew to be one of the largest staffing companies in the state of Maryland, with more than 46 staffing contracts. Gateway s success was largely derived from it s vast diversification of professional services, across several healthcare markets. The management team successfully operated within skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospitals, assisted living facilities, outpatient rehabilitation centers, and physician offices. CLINICAL DIRECTOR/ HENNING AND COLE THERAPY, Baltimore, MD. Started in 1992 as a Staff Therapist, Brian was quickly promoted to the Clinical Director until moving on to start Gateway Health Services, in 1997. Brian attended a vast number of continuing education courses, allowing him to become very skilled in a wide range of Physical Therapy techniques; specializing in Manual Physical Therapy. Brian also worked as the Company Trainer, assigned to train colleagues in physical therapy manual techniques. Brian quickly became very proficient in Home Health Care, Geriatrics, Outpatient Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Skilled Nursing Care, and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy with professional athletes, working as the team trainer for the Baltimore Ravens.
Education: Licensed WISE Business Management Consultant - 2005-2017 Daemen College, Amherst, NY BS in Physical Therapy, 1992 Skills: EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING MARKETING PLANNING BILLING AND COLLECTIONS HIRING AND ON-BOARDING FINANCIAL PLANNING MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPIST Speaking Events: APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2016, Anaheim, CA YOUR Success In Private Practice Has Everything To Do With Whom YOU Choose To Do Business With Forming Strategic Alliances With Patients, Physicians and Your Community Nebraska APTA State Conference 2016, Nebraska Solving The Marketing Mystery Maryland/DE/DC APTA State Conference 2016, Maryland University of Nebraska Medical Center/ SUN-APTA September 2016, Nebraska Bridging The GAP From Student To Professional PT
Speaking Events (Cont d): Wisconsin APTA State Conference, 2015, Wisconsin Solving The Marketing Mystery APTA Private Practice Section Conference 2015, Orlando, FL What Do All The Best Practices Have in Common? Successful Staff Management, Staff Leadership and Staff Incentive Programs APTA Private Practice Section Conference 2013, New Orleans, LA Learn How To Thrive Not Just Survive With These 5 Proven Keys To Success Journals and Articles: Impact Magazine 2016: November: United Front: establish shared goals of success for both patients and clients. October: Business Innovation: The benefits of adding a patient care representative to your team. September: Scheduling The Next Visit: Ensure your patients follow through with treatment with one simple task. Impact Magazine 2013: February: Managing Practice Expansion with Logistics and Strategic Planning Advanced Magazine 2011: Interview with Brian and Lisa Gallagher for winning Practice of the Year for Cypress Creek Therapy Associates.
Continuing education: (listed are courses from the past five years only) Certificate of Attendance PPS 2016 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada October 19-22, 2016. Using Outcomes Data to Improve Provider, Patient and Payer Engagement and Demonstrate the Value of Your Services, course completed 2/20/2016. Your Success in Private Practice Has Everything to Do With Whom You Choose to Do Business With, course completed 2/20/2016. Updating Your Role in Wellness, Disease, and Patient Management in Your Physical Therapist Outpatient Practice, course completed 2/20/2016. Getting Your First Academic Job: A Guide for Students, Postdocs, and Clinicians, course completed 2/19/2016. How to Exit Your Practice With a Paycheck for Life, course completed 2/19/2016. Documentation to Support Medical Necessity, Part 2: Everything After the Evaluation, course completed 2/19/2016. Exceptional Care and Profitability in Lieu of Health Care Reform for Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, course completed 2/18/2016. Forming Strategic Alliances With Patients, Physicians, and Your Community, course completed 2/18/2016. Documentation to Support Medical Necessity, Part 1: Evaluations and Reevaluation, course completed 2/18/2016.
Continuing Education(Cont d): Prevention of Medical Errors for Physical Therapists, from Florida Medical Educational Services (FMES) Course completed 10/8/2015 Certificate of Attendance PPS 2014 Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado. November 5-8, 2014. Future of Health Care reform, from the APTA Learning center, Course completed on 3/17/13. Leading the team -A Practical Guide to working with PTA s, APTA Learning Center, Course Completed 03/16/13. Pre-conference workshop: claims, Coding, Appeals, Audits & regulations - stepping it up a notch! APTA PPS conference in Las Vegas 10/24/2012. Sports Specific Rehabilitation Module 3:Muscle Anatomy and Physiology, HomeCEUConnection.com, Course completed on 03/07/2011 Sports Specific Rehabilitation Module 3:Muscle Anatomy and Physiology, HomeCEUConnection.com, Course completed on 03/07/2011 Sports Specific Rehabilitation Module 2: Shoulder, CORE to Floor and Hip, from HomeCEUConnection.com, Course completed on 03/06/2011. Sports Specific Rehabilitation Module 1: Introduction, from HomeCEUConnection. com, Course completed on 03.06.2011. Trained in the following Manual Therapy schools of thought: Muscle energy, strain-counter-strain, myofascial release, Maitland, McConnell, McKenzie, and Stanley Paris Manipulation/Mobilization Techniques.