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Apr 27, 2020/Open Access
Workers' compensation is an important benefit that can be a lifeline for an injured employee. PTs and PTAs often have important roles to play in providing care under the program; but like any other payment system, it's important to understand how it works.
Feb 1, 2006/Resource
The Realm-Individual Process-Situation model of ethical decision-making — often called the RIPS model — was developed to address the various influences on the clinician's decisions.
Feb 1, 2018/Article
The key is to strive for it.
Nov 5, 2018/News
CMS is ending payment rates that favor hospital-owned outpatient facilities over independent physicians' offices.
Jun 21, 2023/Review
Authors analyzed accelerometer data to objectively measure patient movement for 48 hours after elective surgery.
Jun 7, 2023/News
In light of telehealth’s effectiveness during the PHE, this longtime APTA advocacy goal could be within reach.
Aug 26, 2019/News
Physical therapy thought leader Rosemary Scully, PT, EdD, FAPTA, whose tireless passion for learning left a lasting imprint on physical therapist clinical education, has died. She was 83 years old. Scully was born in West Virginia and earned her first degree—a baccalaureate in physical education—from
May 22, 2019/Article
Get clarification on the circumstances under which students may participate in the provision of outpatient therapy services to Medicare patients.
May 28, 2024/News
Nonprofits are outside of FTC's jurisdiction — but not if the commission says the organization is behaving like a for-profit business.
Dec 3, 2025/Article
A recent U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ MLN Matters update provided guidance on a range of topics, including the plan of care signature exception from the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule that went into effect Jan. 1. The update follows months of coordinated advocacy efforts by APTA
