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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 7, 2022/Podcast
Join Janet R Bezner, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, national board-certified health and wellness coach and professor within the Department of Physical Therapy at Texas State University, as she discusses simple, actionable items related to your personal and professional well-being as a physical therapist or physical
Jan 10, 2013/Test & Measure
Assesses plantar flexion endurance in weight bearing.
Oct 1, 2014/Test & Measure
This is a popular, moderately predictive, reliable and brief method of screening fall risk in subacute and residential aged care.
Jul 1, 2019/Feature
Health is affected by far more than the presence or absence of health care. PTs and PTAs can help improve the health of populations by using a wide array of strategies.
Making a career choice is a big decision, and you probably have questions.
Apr 30, 2025/News
The rule offers limited insight into the new administration's plans for MA policy.
Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure
This is an eight-item scale that examines a person’s level of function when performing activities that are related to Upper Extremity Disorders.
Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure
Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).
Apr 5, 2023/Perspective
APTA's DEI Toolkit can help you learn, develop, and engage around critical concepts.
