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Understanding the Impact of Relative Value Units and the RUC on Physical Therapy

A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system

Uncompensated Care: An Ongoing Challenge

Oct 1, 2021/Column

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

Viewpoints: June 2023

Jun 1, 2023/Article

Forum: PT Fandom; Opinion: Authenticity = Better Care

Success Story | Helping Others Find Their Footing Through Mentoring

Jun 1, 2025/Success Story

One hospital’s mentoring program is empowering clinicians to confidently treat vestibular disorders — and transforming patient outcomes along the way.

Study: Exercise-Based Intervention Could Reduce Disability Rates in Frail Adults

Jun 8, 2022/Review

Is mobility disability an inevitable part of aging for adults with frailty and sarcopenia? Maybe not, researchers say.

Defining Moment: This Is Why I Do This

May 1, 2023/Column

One travel PT finds meaning in his second career and is enjoying the journey.

PTA Outlook: COVID & Other Practice Issues

Sep 3, 2020/Podcast

Sean Bagbey, PTA, ATC, MHA, and Kacey Kline, PTA, BS, discuss the role of the PTA and the value they offer to the profession.

APTA Live: Financial Wellness

Apr 20, 2021/Podcast

APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors talk with experts about what you need to know about your financial wellness, student debt and refinancing, spending habits, and more.

Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings Chart Book

Apr 6, 2021/Open Access

Review key background and objectives; how beneficiaries compare across settings; key findings; discussion and policy implications.

Restoring Mobility for Patients With Limb Loss and Limb Difference

Apr 1, 2022/Feature

PTs and PTAs play crucial roles in the recovery and ongoing care of those with limb loss or limb difference.