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Apr 1, 2018/Magazine

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Pluck the Low-Hanging Fruit

Oct 1, 2016/Column

Quick and easy tips for workplace wellness.

6 Tips to Creating an Innovative Physical Therapy Business Concept

Jun 6, 2017/Perspective

I created a formula to help you develop a successful and innovative business concept.

Adhesive Capsulitis

Feb 3, 2016/Clinical Summary

Conservative management, including physical therapy, has been shown to be beneficial in decreasing pain, improving motion, and maximizing function.

Tools for Establishing Direct-to-Employer Relationships

Oct 8, 2021/Resource

This series of questions and checklists can help you prepare for direct-to-employer services.

APTA Advocacy Impact: Novitas Updates FAQ With Plan of Care Signature Exception

Jul 1, 2025/News

APTA and AOTA are working to ensure the new plan of care exception is accurately reflected in Medicare guidance and educational resources.

Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Diagnosis, Non-surgical Medical Care and Rehabilitation: A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

Jan 30, 2025/CPG

This guideline, supported by the American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Quebec Rehabilitation Network, and Quebec Pain Research Network, provides 25 evidence-based recommendations and 15 consensus recommendations.

APTA Advisory: CMS Opens the Possibility of Providing Care to a Patient in the Same Building — But Not in the Same Room

Apr 9, 2020/News

Details are in short supply, but in a recent communication with APTA, CMS seems to say that a PT's evaluation or treatment visit via real-time video, if delivered to a patient in a different room of the same building, could be billed as in-person services.

Rules Follow Through on Self-Referral Exceptions, Protections for Kickbacks

Dec 1, 2020/Review

A set of companion rules addresses value-based arrangements — but ignores problematic loopholes.

Resolving Disputes or Complaints

Oct 31, 2018/Resource

Access guidelines, tips, and resources for handling disputes and complaints.