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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
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.
Feb 22, 2021/Roundup
Evidence-based practice resources are free and easy to find at apta.org. Here are the latest additions.
May 19, 2021/Roundup
Members and the profession in the media, May 2021 edition.
Dec 1, 2019/Column
Prepared beats scared.
Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure
Measures muscle tone/spasticity.
Nov 2, 2022/Roundup
APTA long COVID clinical summary, prevalence of long COVID symptoms, importance of handwashing, and more.
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.
Sep 17, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 18:59 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the APTA Podcast, Justin Elliott, vice president of government affairs at APTA, and William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, discuss APTA’s recent report on direct access to PT services.
