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Supervision Under Medicare

Learn how to stay in compliance with Medicare while providing supervision to students, PTAs, and physical therapy aides.

Tools To Advance Your Professionalism

Use these resources to understand professionalism and support your ongoing development.

Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association – Geriatrics (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2025/CPG

This clinical practice guideline from APTA Geriatrics provides recommendations for the management of fall risk in community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over. It includes an algorithm to facilitate clinical reasoning (see Figure 1). This CPG replaces the 2015 clinical guidance statement.

Matters of Respect

Dec 1, 2019/Column

On what basis is referral acceptable?

Study Bolsters the Case for SMART Act

Sep 7, 2022/News

Policy research cosponsored by APTA reveals potential savings through eased PTA and OTA supervision requirements.

Clinical Practice Guideline Development and Knowledge Translation Projects

APTA supports the development of CPGs to reduce unwarranted variation in care and improve the value of care.

APTA 100 Days of Service Member Profile: Reed Handlery, PT, DPT, PhD

Oct 27, 2021/Open Access

"The challenge combines what we do best: movement and service to others. Since 2020 the challenge has supported DEI efforts."

New Year, Clear Vision

Feb 1, 2019/Column

There's power in purpose.

Quick Guide to Using Virtual Check-Ins by PTs

Jan 1, 2021/Article

As of Jan. 1, 2021, CMS permanently allows PTs in private practice and facility-based settings to render virtual check-ins (HCPCS code G2251) under Medicare.

(Re)defining Productivity

Jun 1, 2024/Feature

How productivity standards affect quality of care in physical therapy — and what can be done about it.