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Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514 / S. 1816)

Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper

The American Physical Therapy Association strongly urges Congress to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514 / S. 1816). This legislation would reduce health care providers’ administrative burden by addressing unnecessary preauthorization requirements, ultimately increasing efficiencies

Alzheimer’s Disease Related Quality of Life (ADRQL)

Aug 16, 2017/Test & Measure

A revised version of the ADRQL was developed based on analyses of the psychometric properties of the original ADRQL and consists of 40 items addressing the same domains.

Study: Sitting Time Ups Mortality Risk Among Cancer Survivors With Low or No PA

Feb 7, 2022/Review

Sitting times of six or more hours per day increased mortality risk among the inactive — but not for survivors who met PA guidelines.

Takeaways From the Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Part 1

Jul 25, 2025/News

After five years of cuts, CMS proposes an increase in the conversion factor but devalues physical therapy codes.

Putting Science Into Practice - And Vice-Versa

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Clinician-scientists bridge a key gap between research and clinical practice, these PTs say. But there simply aren't enough of them.

Significant CMS Prior Authorization Changes on the Horizon: Your Voice Needed

Feb 10, 2023/News

Don't miss this chance for PTs to make headway in reducing administrative burden.

Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (DEMQOL), and DEMQOL-Proxy

Aug 29, 2017/Test & Measure

A 28-item self-reported measure related to health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) in patients with dementia.

APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2020/CPG

Suggests that task-specific walking training should be performed to improve walking speed and distance in those with acute-onset CNS injury although only at higher intensities or with augmented feedback.

I Can Make Someone's Day

May 1, 2022/Column

I have found that the hardest pill to swallow is that I am incapable of fixing all of my patients' problems.

CMS Launches Voluntary Prior Authorization Model for Traditional Medicare

Jul 22, 2025/News

Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively