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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
Aug 1, 2018/Column
It's paved with goals and plans, not just good intentions.
Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure
This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.
Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure
Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).
Aug 1, 2021/CPG
This guideline developed by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association provides recommendations for effective physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals experiencing limitations in the ability to participate in work following injury
Dec 6, 2021/Open Access
If you want to catch up with Bette Horstman, PT, MEd, you're going to have to work around her bowling league schedules (she's in two different leagues, so it can get complicated) and possibly a hair appointment, not to mention her volunteer hours with a local VA hospital, her pro bono work in her hometown,
Feb 21, 2020/Test & Measure
The short answer is that no exceptions allow PTs to bypass these requirements.
May 9, 2023/Review
A review found six models that showed acceptable standards. Researchers also identified a lack of consistency in validation methods.
May 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)
