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APTA Partners With VA to Raise Vets' Awareness of Physical Therapy, Create Practice Opportunities for PTs and PTAs

Jan 2, 2019/News

The link between the physical therapy profession and services to military veterans has always been strong, but recently the relationship received a boost in the form of an official partnership between APTA and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote and enhance the health of the nation's veterans.

APTA Outcomes Registry Earns Key QCDR Designation for Use With MIPS

Jan 3, 2019/News

APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) has been approved again by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2019 means that physical therapists (PTs) who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System

New Medicare Home Health Payment System Explained in Upcoming Q-and-A Sessions

Jan 29, 2019/News

Private practice physical therapists (PTs) aren't the only ones facing major changes in the way Medicare provides reimbursement: PTs and other providers in the home health setting will face an entirely new payment methodology beginning next year. APTA can help you get up to speed. Coming in early March:

What's the Latest at CMS? Your 2018 Guide to Recent Proposed and Final CMS Rules

Aug 20, 2018/Roundup

CMS spent its spring and summer issuing proposed and final rules, some of which contain major shifts in payment and reporting.

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 2: Quality Reporting Options Other Than MIPS

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment looks at alternatives to participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 1: 5 Things You Need to Know About What MIPS Might Look Like for PTs Next Year

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment: how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) would play out for PTs and PTAs under the proposal.

Proposed 2019 Fee Schedule: Goodbye Functional Limitation Reporting, Hello MIPS?

Jul 13, 2018/News

CMS is proposing that PTs join the list of providers who must participate in the CMS Quality Payment Program.

SNF, IRF Final Rules Follow Through on Proposed Shifts in SNF Payment Systems, IRF Reporting Requirements

Aug 1, 2018/News

The final 2019 rules for SNFs and IRFs are substantially similar to what CMS proposed in the spring, but that's not to say PTs should assume it's a "same rule, different year" situation.

Short-Term Insurance Rule Adds More Uncertainty to Care

Aug 13, 2018/News

HHS adopted a final rule on short-term plans, allowing the policies to provide 1 year of coverage, renewable for up to 3 years.

Tiered Coding for PT Evaluations: New APTA Podcast Series Answers Common Questions

Aug 1, 2018/News

As the payment landscape for 2019 comes into focus, it's becoming clear that PTs will continue coding evaluations according to a 3-tiered system based on patient complexity.