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Study of Health System Reveals Good Functional Outcomes for Patients in Bundled Care Model

May 6, 2019/News

Bundled care models for total joint arthroplasty may be popular with payers and policy makers, but do they work for patients? One study says yes.

Coronavirus Update: July 20

Jul 20, 2022/Roundup

Public health emergency renewal, physical activity drop, rise of BA.5, possible inflammatory link to long COVID, and more.

Physical Inactivity Linked to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

Apr 26, 2021/Review

A study of 48,440 patients finds that patients who were sedentary were more likely to experience hospitalization or death.

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

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

Jun 28, 2017/Test & Measure

The WOMAC is a disease-specific tool used for people with hip or knee OA to measure physical function, pain, and stiffness in the past 48 hours.

Fighting the Opioid Crisis: APTA Releases White Paper Pointing the Way to Better Policies on Nondrug Pain Treatment

Jun 20, 2018/News

No lasting gains can be made until policymakers embrace the value of nonpharmacological approaches to chronic pain.

House Members Push for Better PTA, OTA Supervision Rules Under Medicare

May 10, 2022/News

Representatives are urging an APTA-backed move to general supervision for PTAs in outpatient settings.

Coronavirus Update: July 22

Jul 22, 2020/Roundup

Medicare budget neutrality, COVID-19 relief for safety net and rural acute care providers, CDC on mask-wearing, and more.

APTA Advocacy: Getting Results

Jun 14, 2023/Roundup

The year isn't even half over, and the association has already scored some major victories for the profession (and teed up a few more).

CSM Delivers: Technology and Physical Therapy

Oct 22, 2018/News

The 2019 APTA CSM, set for January 23-26 in downtown Washington, DC, includes multiple sessions that go beyond the wow factor of technology and gets to practical applications in the clinic.