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Quality Payment Program

A variety of programs have been developed to address value-based care payment, including the Medicare Quality Payment Program.

PTAs: Start Your Journey to Advanced Proficiency

Nov 2, 2021/News

Now open for enrollment: a special APTA program that enriches PTA knowledge in a specific area of care — and recognizes achievement.

Proposed Home Health Rule Moves Ahead With New Payment System, Allows Therapist Assistants to Furnish Maintenance Therapy

Jul 12, 2019/News

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to go full steam ahead with its plans to shift to a new payment system for home health beginning in 2020. The plans are accompanied by other changes that include allowing maintenance therapy to be furnished by physical therapist assistants

Researchers: Physical Therapy-Related Cochrane Reviews Largely Inconclusive

Feb 6, 2019/Review

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is widely considered the “gold standard” for health care professionals who want to know what current, high-quality research says about the efficacy of various interventions. But when it comes to physical therapy, a “researcher or clinician would not necessarily

Reflecting and Coping With End-of-Life Care: A Student Perspective

May 29, 2019/Perspective

The intensive care unit  is a rare and rewarding environment to encounter physical therapy.

A Friendly Reminder

Feb 1, 2015/Column

Social media can be great for public relations, but they also present conundrums.

Keeping in Tune

Nov 1, 2016/Feature

For rock musicians, the songs may remain the same, but each gig brings the potential for new injuries.

Federal Advocacy Forum, Not The Most Exciting APTA Event, But One of The Most Important

Apr 27, 2017/Perspective

We will not advance our profession unless the members of our profession get involved in advocating for it.

A Growing Interest in Medical Marijuana

Feb 1, 2018/Article

With relaxed state laws and wider availability, use of cannabis and cannabinoids is increasing throughout the United States. PTs and PTAs need to know how patients can be affected in both positive and negative ways.

Achieving Peak Bloom

Jun 1, 2019/Column

The joys of gardening and eldercare.