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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."

CMS Coding Reversal Will Apply to Claims Made Beginning January 1, 2020

Jan 29, 2020/News

Details are still emerging around exactly how CMS intends to walk back a decision to change coding methodologies that prevented PTs from billing an evaluation performed on the same day as therapeutic activities and/or group therapy activities. But we know a little more now: namely, that the decision

New Pediatric mTBI Guidelines from CDC Take Comprehensive Approach

Sep 5, 2018/Review

The CDC has issued what it says are the first-ever comprehensive clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pediatric TBI.

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 1: 5 Things You Need to Know About What MIPS Might Look Like for PTs Next Year

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment: how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) would play out for PTs and PTAs under the proposal.

Proposed 2019 Fee Schedule: Goodbye Functional Limitation Reporting, Hello MIPS?

Jul 13, 2018/News

CMS is proposing that PTs join the list of providers who must participate in the CMS Quality Payment Program.

SNF, IRF Final Rules Follow Through on Proposed Shifts in SNF Payment Systems, IRF Reporting Requirements

Aug 1, 2018/News

The final 2019 rules for SNFs and IRFs are substantially similar to what CMS proposed in the spring, but that's not to say PTs should assume it's a "same rule, different year" situation.

Tiered Coding for PT Evaluations: New APTA Podcast Series Answers Common Questions

Aug 1, 2018/News

As the payment landscape for 2019 comes into focus, it's becoming clear that PTs will continue coding evaluations according to a 3-tiered system based on patient complexity.