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Mar 1, 2015/Column
When a mandate impedes best practice.
Jul 1, 2017/Column
Our role in motivating patients and clients to action.\r\n\r\n
Jun 1, 2017/Feature
Patients increasingly are providing data about themselves to their health care providers when asked. Providers, meanwhile, find this patient-generated health data (PGHD) useful but too often fail to ask for it.
Nov 15, 2024/Test & Measure
This test measures functional assessment of mobility, balance, and fall risk.
Dec 14, 2021/Policies & Bylaws
This position statement, last updated in 2021, lays out the association's support for well-balanced productivity requirements that respect clinical judgment and improve providers' work experience.
Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapists embrace and are accountable for best practice standards to provide high‐quality services that promote value, and that all individuals have access to physical therapist services.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: The use of biophysical agents as a standalone intervention, or the use of multiple biophysical agents with a similar physiologic effect, is not considered physical therapy nor is it considered medically necessary without documentation that justifies the use of the biophysical agents for
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapists play a unique role in society in prevention, wellness, fitness, health promotion, and management of disease and disability by serving as a dynamic bridge between health and health services delivery for individuals and populations.
Aug 28, 2014/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures are intended to communicate best practice for physical therapist practice.
Jan 1, 2021/Article
As of Jan. 1, 2021, CMS permanently allows PTs in private practice and facility-based settings to render a remote assessment of recorded video and/or images (HCPCS code G2250) under Medicare.
