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APTA Sheds Light on Upcoming MIPS, Registry Deadlines

Apr 23, 2019/News

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is now a professional reality for many physical therapists—as are upcoming deadlines for reporting MIPS data and potentially switching reporting methods. Do you know what you need to do, and when you need to do it? APTA can help. Now available from APTA:

CDC: Fall-Related TBI Death Jumped 17% 2008-2017

Mar 13, 2020/Review

The rate of deaths related to traumatic brain injury received in a fall has climbed 17% in 10 years.

Fall-Related Injury and Death Remain Global Problems

Feb 18, 2020/Review

Around the world, falls continue to pose a significant health care burden that varies from region to region in a variety of ways.

APTA Joins Push for PPE, More Consistent Use Recommendations

Mar 24, 2020/News

A March 20 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

5 Things PTs and PTAs Need to Know About Naloxone

Jan 27, 2020/News

One way PTs and PTAs can contribute to public health is by having the medication naloxone available in case of an overdose.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, January 2020

Jan 15, 2020/News

"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs, PTAs, and students are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy! PT leadership for USA Gymnastics: Kim Kranz,

2020 APTA Federal Advocacy Forum Will Feature Impressive Line-up; Registration Closes March 16

Feb 14, 2020/News

APTA is gearing up for this year's APTA Federal Advocacy Forum, where members will have the opportunity to go to Capitol Hill to advocate on key legislation affecting the profession, including patient access to care, student loan forgiveness via the National Health Service Corps, prior authorization,

CMS Resolves Compact Snag, Says Privilege Satisfies Requirements

Feb 25, 2020/News

CMS says that PTs and PTAs with Physical Therapy Compact privileges are considered valid license-holders for purposes of meeting Medicare licensure requirements.

TRICARE Balks at Covering TENS and Dry Needling

Mar 6, 2020/News

TRICARE calls TENS "no more effective than placebo" and labels dry needling for LBP "unproven."

APTA CEO Moore Joins Amputee Coalition Board

Jan 14, 2020/News

APTA Chief Executive Officer Justin Moore, PT, DPT, has been unanimously elected to serve a four-year term on the Board of the Amputee Coalition, a leading national advocacy organization. The Amputee Coalition serves the more than two million Americans with limb loss and limb difference and more than