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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 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 encompasses a wide range of services that PTs and PTAs provide in the home.
CMS is moving toward payment based on quality rather than quantity. Alternative payment models are at the forefront.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.