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UHC to Lift Prior Authorization Requirements for a Range of Codes

Aug 18, 2023/News

The changes, which affect outpatient physical therapy, DME, and home care, are part of a UHC effort to reduce administrative burden.

Physical Therapy More Cost-Effective Than Injections for Knee OA After One Year

Feb 8, 2022/Review

Researchers taking a longer-range view say that opting for a glucocorticoid injection may not be the cheap-and-easy path it seems.

APTA Practice Advisory: Emerging Technology: AI-Enabled Ambient Scribe Technology in Physical Therapy Documentation

Aug 29, 2025/Resource

Ambient scribe tools refer to systems that operate discreetly in the background and use artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and summarize patient-provider interactions into structured clinical notes. As these scribes becomes more prevalent in health care, PTs and PTAs using

55th Mary McMillan Lecture

Feb 14, 2024/Video

Acknowledging current actions of APTA and proposed opportunities for more fully engaging with the global rehabilitation community.

Study: Widespread Fall-Risk Screening Efforts, Followed by Appropriate Interventions, Could Produce 'Striking' Results

Aug 27, 2018/Review

Assessments followed by nterventions that address patient-specific risk areas could result in a "striking" reduction in falls.

The Benefits of Education Leadership Training

Dec 1, 2020/Feature

Leadership training for physical therapy educators has come a long way in the past decade.

Name Game

Dec 1, 2017/Column

Can a PT simply drop the title, without consequences?

Safe Pain Management Advocacy

The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. reflects the unintended consequences of an effort to control pain by masking it. We're paying a terrible price.

Direct Access Advocacy

More needs to be done to improve direct access in states across the country.

A Physical Therapist by Any Other Name

Sep 1, 2021/Column

A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need.