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The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, June 2019

Jun 19, 2019/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 and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy! Feeling the beat of pain management: Don Walsh, PT,

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a crime that occurs when a victim is compelled to perform labor, services, or commercial sex by force, fraud, or coercion.

Home Health Physical Therapy

Home health physical therapy encompasses a wide range of services that PTs and PTAs provide in the home.

Alternative Payment Models Under Medicare and Medicaid

CMS is moving toward payment based on quality rather than quantity. Alternative payment models are at the forefront.

Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession

Jan 1, 2026/Policies & Bylaws

The vision of the American Physical Therapy Association is "transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience." Our profession’s charge, as we strive to be an inclusive moral community that is diverse and equitable, is to meet the health needs of all people.

Dissemination of Member Information

Nov 29, 2022/Policies & Bylaws

Board policy: Describes APTA's executive staff team authority to oversee development of organizational policies that ensure the security and stewardship of APTA member information.

Medicare Payment Changes: 2022

Jan 7, 2022/Resource

We've compiled a summary on the numerous changes to 2022 Medicare regulations related to payment under the Physician Fee Schedule, the PTA differential, remote therapeutic monitoring codes, and more.

Coronavirus Update: May 17

May 17, 2023/Roundup

The pandemic's effect on the physical therapy profession, the post-PHE provider landscape, exercise effects on lingering symptoms, and more.

Big Win: CMS Extends Temporary Telehealth Use to All Facility-Based Settings

May 22, 2023/News

APTA pressed for the changes, which now allow PTs in SNFs, home health, and rehab agencies to continue providing telehealth under Medicare.

Subgroups for Targeted Treatment (STarT) Back Tool

Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.