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Mar 8, 2023/Roundup
PTs, PTAs, and long COVID treatment, long COVID as an episodic condition, post-PHE information from CMS, and more.
Aug 27, 2025/News
The Big Picture: Effective Oct. 1, 2025, skilled nursing facilities will see a payment increase of 3.2%, which is slightly higher than the 2.8% included in the proposed rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued earlier this year. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities will see a payment increase
Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Used in evaluating change in gross motor function over time.
Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure
Used to confirm diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and identify the involved semicircular canal (SCC), most commonly the horizontal SCC.
Nov 30, 2017/Test & Measure
This test is used to obtain information with regard to centralization or peripheralization of pain or other symptom behavior as a response to testing in specific directions or mechanical loading.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
The test consists of 15 items that are ordered based on the amount of postural control needed to complete the tasks.
May 24, 2015/Test & Measure
This is an objective test of a variety of gait and mobility functions such as running, hopping, stair navigation, backward walking in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
A functional scale that is used to assess stage of dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Sep 8, 2023/Test & Measure
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire measures quality of life for people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer.
The former Medicare therapy caps are now annual thresholds that PTs are permitted to exceed for medically necessary services.
