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Proposed CMS Rule for SNFs: a 2.3% Increase and Continued Monitoring of SNF Implementation of PDPM

Apr 13, 2020/Review

PDPM continues, as does CMS monitoring of implementation, but the agency isn't ready to share data.

Time to Act: CMS Proposes Significant 8% Cut to Physical Therapy in 2021

Sep 16, 2019/News

[Editor’s Note: Response to CMS about the proposed PFS has been strong, and the more comments CMS receives the more likely they are to consider our recommendations. Use this prewritten template letter to add your voice by the September 27 deadline and strengthen our message even more.] In this review:

News From NEXT: McMillan Lecturer Outlines Keys to Excellence in the Physical Therapy Profession

Jun 17, 2019/News

Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, FAPTA, said he intentionally structured the title of the 50th McMillan Lecture—"Is Excellence in the Cards?" as a question "to raise an element of doubt or uncertainty in our quest to achieve excellence." After all, he said during his delivery of the lecture on June 13 as part of

IRFs Receive 2.5% Increase From CMS in FY 2020; Additional Reporting Requirements in FY 2022

Aug 2, 2019/News

The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,

Tune In, Drop Out

Sep 1, 2017/Column

The importance of old-school listening.

New APTA-Backed Bill Could Offset Planned Medicare Payment Cuts

Nov 22, 2021/News

Bipartisan legislation is now in the U.S. House. Use APTA's Action Centers to tell Congress to act.

Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI)

Mar 8, 2024/Test & Measure

FASI is a set of reliable and valid person-centered items that can be used to evaluate a person’s need for assistance with everyday activities.

Physical Therapists as Practitioners of Choice to Rehabilitate Persons with Disorders of Vestibular Function Related Balanced Disorders

Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapists are practitioners of choice for the rehabilitation and management of persons with disorders of vestibular function.

Home Health Physical Therapy

Home health physical therapy encompasses a wide range of services that PTs and PTAs provide in the home.

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a crime that occurs when a victim is compelled to perform labor, services, or commercial sex by force, fraud, or coercion.