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APTA Outcomes Registry Earns Key QCDR Designation for Use With MIPS

Jan 3, 2019/News

APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) has been approved again by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2019 means that physical therapists (PTs) who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System

New Medicare Home Health Payment System Explained in Upcoming Q-and-A Sessions

Jan 29, 2019/News

Private practice physical therapists (PTs) aren't the only ones facing major changes in the way Medicare provides reimbursement: PTs and other providers in the home health setting will face an entirely new payment methodology beginning next year. APTA can help you get up to speed. Coming in early March:

Study: Number of Pills Prescribed Is a Stronger Predictor of Opioid Consumption Than Pain Severity Postsurgery

Nov 16, 2018/Review

Authors of a new study conducted patient surveys that revealed postsurgical opioid consumption rose by an additional 5 pills for every 10 prescribed.

Physician Fee Schedule and QPP: A New Payment World Awaits PTs in 2019

Nov 2, 2018/News

Many PTs will face a new payment landscape beginning in January, now that CMS has finalized a rule that ends FLR and moves certain PTs into the Quality Payment Program.

Survey Finds 'Considerable Variation' in Postsurgery ACL Rehab

Nov 7, 2018/Review

While guidelines exist for rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, there remains "a large degree of variation in rehabilitation progression."

Listen Up! APTA Podcasts Keep You Inspired, Motivated, and In-the-Know

Dec 5, 2018/Roundup

We now offer more content and variety than ever before, from the emotional that reminds you of why you love what you do, to the nuts-and-bolts informational that could be crucial to your professional survival.

PTJ: Physical Therapy Continuity of Care Linked to Lower Rate of Surgery, Lower Costs

Dec 7, 2018/Review

Patients with LBP who see a single PT throughout their episode of care may be less likely to receive surgery and may have lower downstream health care costs, researchers suggest in a study published in the December issue of PTJ.

Proposed Medicaid, CHIP Rule Reflects State Movement Toward Managed Care Systems

Nov 13, 2018/News

As states continue to move toward wider use of managed care organizations in their Medicaid systems, the CMS is looking at ways to guide the evolution while maintaining state flexibility.

Coronavirus Update: Dec. 8

Dec 8, 2021/News

Omicron variant, APTA practice advisory updates, vaccination mandate developments, the long COVID-fibromyalgia relationship, and more.

Bette Horstman, PT, MEd, Turns 100 During APTA's Centennial Year

Dec 6, 2021/Open Access

If you want to catch up with Bette Horstman, PT, MEd, you're going to have to work around her bowling league schedules (she's in two different leagues, so it can get complicated) and possibly a hair appointment, not to mention her volunteer hours with a local VA hospital, her pro bono work in her hometown,

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