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A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system
Jul 9, 2021/Review
Post-COVID-19 patients referred to rehab report poorer overall health and greater functional limitations at baseline.
Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the degree to which an individual is able to perform upper extremity and lower extremity functional activities.
May 1, 2016/Column
Remember, you can’t spell "realistic" without "real."
Dec 1, 2018/Feature
Across the country, PTs are stepping into primary care roles. The journey to wider integration is under way, but obstacles remain.
May 19, 2021/Roundup
Members and the profession in the media, May 2021 edition.
May 11, 2022/News
The findings from the HHS Inspector General's office echo APTA's longstanding concerns with the system.
Jun 2, 2021/Roundup
New CDC guidance, effects of mild coronavirus infection, employee vaccination requirements, and more.
Nov 2, 2022/Roundup
APTA long COVID clinical summary, prevalence of long COVID symptoms, importance of handwashing, and more.
Feb 2, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures strength and power of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon complex; part of a test battery shown to be reliable and valid for evaluation of lower leg function in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
