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Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the

Rotation Notations

May 1, 2016/Column

A clinical instructor identifies disturbing student behaviors.

IRFs Receive 2.5% Increase From CMS in FY 2020; Additional Reporting Requirements in FY 2022

Aug 2, 2019/News

The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,

Seven Hot Issues Getting Attention in State Legislatures

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.

MS International Quality of Life Questionnaire (MusiQoL)

Nov 17, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures quality of life.

Mining Data to Shape Practice

Feb 3, 2020/News

What's in a number? By itself, maybe not much. But collect a whole bunch of the right numbers and analyze them in the right ways, and you may be on the road to improving PT practice. In this month's issue of PT in Motion magazine: a look at how predictive analytics, sometimes referred to as probabilistic

Top APTA Magazine Articles of 2024

Jan 17, 2025/Article

APTA Magazine brought members content that explores the issues the profession is talking about in 2024.

Defense Bill Headed for Final Votes Will Include PTAs in TRICARE

Nov 13, 2017/News

The Armed Services Committees for both the US House and Senate reached an agreement on a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes language proposed by APTA to add PTAs and occupational therapy assistants to the TRICARE program.

The Perfect Profession for Me

Feb 1, 2022/Column

A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career.

Bill Allowing PTAs in TRICARE Ready for President's Signature

Nov 16, 2017/News

"This is a significant win for PTAs, but an even bigger win for patients in the TRICARE program."