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CSM Delivers: Students and Early-Career PTs and PTAs

Oct 19, 2018/News

The 2019 APTA CSM, set for January 23-26 in downtown Washington, DC, will offer several sessions of particular interest to students, educators, and others interested in preparing the next generation of professionals.

From PT in Motion Magazine: Moving Away From Opioids

Oct 3, 2018/News

APTA’s ongoing efforts to build public awareness and its leadership in policy discussions around nonopioid alternatives to pain.

Student-Led Flash Action Highlights Physical Therapy's Role in Pain Management

Oct 1, 2018/News

A PT and PTA student-led "flash action strategy" held September 26-27 focused on bringing a clear message to Capitol Hill.

2018 NEXT: Physical Therapy Can Play a Part in Addiction Treatment

Jul 2, 2018/News

The power of physical therapy to help prevent people from starting opioid use has been well-documented, but work now being done by PTs and PTAs is showing that the profession also has an important role to play in the lives of those recovering from addiction.

At the State Level, a Very Good Year for PTs and PTAs

Jul 27, 2018/News

"This has been an extremely busy year for physical therapy-related legislation in many states."

Proposed CMS Home Health Rule Includes Major Change to Payment System

Jul 3, 2018/News

CMS issued a proposed rule for home health payment that resurrects elements for an entirely new payment methodology by, among other changes, shifting care from 60-day to 30-day episodes and removing therapy service-use thresholds from case-mix parameters.

From PTJ: Common Activity Trackers May Be Inaccurate for Patients With PD

Aug 6, 2018/Review

Research suggests that PTs may want to think twice about the data they get from patients' commercial activity trackers.

A Stark Reality: APTA Continues Efforts to Shore Up Self-Referral Law

Aug 7, 2018/News

CMS has hinted that the prohibition, known as the Stark law, may interfere with the adoption of new, more integrated models of care.

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 3: The End of FLR, the Move to PTA-Specific Codes, and a Nod to Technology

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment: there's more to the proposed rule than PTs being required to participate in the Quality Payment Program.

From PTJ: Are Pain Measures Asking the Right Questions?

Jul 20, 2018/Review

An exploration of the gap between what commonly used questionnaires ask and what patients care about most.