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Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on equitable and inclusive processes for licensure by endorsement for an internationally educated physical therapist.
Aug 29, 2025/Resource
Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using
APTA is the definitive source for standards of ethics and professionalism in the physical therapy profession.
Feb 23, 2021/Roundup
The fight to improve direct access continues, use of the licensure compact grows, and telehealth is being discussed just about everywhere.
Jun 2, 2025/Perspective
Members of APTA Oncology share information and resources about Cancer Rehabilitation Month, a new public awareness campaign.
Local Coverage Determinations, known as LCDs, are crucial to payment under Medicare. That's why it's important to understand what they are, how they impact your practice, and how to find a particular LCD.
May 24, 2020/Article
Step-by-step problem-solving diagrams to guide PTs and PTAs.
Sep 15, 2021/Roundup
Members on everything from massage guns to milk crates--our roundup of media coverage that includes PTs, PTAs, and students.
Aug 15, 2023/Podcast
One of the biggest ethical issues in the profession is balancing productivity and quality patient care.
Jul 18, 2023/Report
This landmark report from APTA provides a comprehensive view of the current profession. It uses data from APTA's 2021-22 practice profile survey along with data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate the physical therapy workforce. Data includes the number of
