Skip to main content

Search

Clear
Filter by Type
Filter by Topics
Filter by Symptoms & Conditions
Filter by Year
Aetna's Policy Clarifications Increase Access to PT Care

Sep 4, 2018/News

Major commercial insurer Aetna recently provided some clarification on policies related to payment for physical therapy, and it's good news for PTs and their patients.

Wells Clinical Prediction Rule for Deep Vein Thrombosis

Aug 23, 2017/Test & Measure

It is completed by health care professionals and can be applied to any patient with a suspected DVT.

Reporting Requirements: Cost

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.

Access To Durable Medical Equipment

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Access to durable medical equipment.

Big Win: APTA-Supported Medicare Fix Passes Congress

Dec 10, 2021/News

The package, which combines additional funding and delays to planned cuts, will be signed into law before year's end.

Coronavirus Update: March 26, 2020

Mar 26, 2020/News

New PT practice guidelines for COVID patients in acute hospitals, Cigna opens up telehealth for PTs, a call for postacute care COVID preparedness, and more.

APTA 2022 CSM: Calling All ‘Pandemic Whisperers’ To Address Ethical Challenges

Feb 4, 2022/Article

The 53rd McMillan Lecture focused on ways the pandemic has highlighted the need to fully integrate ethics into the profession's identity.

The Value of the Mirror

Aug 1, 2016/Column

When you look in it, see your clients, too.

From PTJ: Seeing PT or Chiropractor First for Low Back Pain Is Less Costly

Nov 10, 2023/Review

Patients who first sought care from a physical therapist or chiropractor had fewer opioid prescriptions and MRIs after diagnosis.

My Biggest Takeaways from Physical Therapy School

Jan 4, 2017/Perspective

It all starts with getting comfortable being uncomfortable.