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PTJ Author Interview With Richard Shields: The Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing

Nov 26, 2024/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Richard Shields PT, PhD, FAPTA, about winning the 2024 Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing.

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 15, 2015/Test & Measure

Target population: Children with neuromuscular disease, including cerebral palsy (CP).

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures perceived breathlessness.

Kate Gilliard, JD

Mar 14, 2022/Author

Kate Gilliard was director of Health Policy & Payment within APTA's Public Affairs Unit from Jan. 2022 to Mar. 2024. Before joining association staff in 2018 as a senior regulatory affairs specialist, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health

Major Insurers

Nov 4, 2019/Open Access

Do you have a question regarding an insurer's payment policies and procedures? Maybe you need a current provider manual or need to speak with your designated provider representative. Here are links to major insurers throughout the region.

Locum Tenens in Medicare Advocacy

Patients shouldn't have to have their care interrupted, and PTs shouldn't be forced to suspend services during temporary absences.

Reporting Fraud and Abuse

Mar 1, 2020/Article

Suspect that something may be wrong? Follow your available internal channels first. If that doesn't resolve the issue, consider these additional steps.

How to Develop an RFP

Aug 1, 2017/Feature

A request for proposal, or RFP, is a tool practices can use to make informed purchasing decisions.

Patient Screenings

Screening empowers physical therapists to provide proactive, patient-centered care.

Family Violence

Apr 1, 2020/Open Access

PTs and PTAs have an ethical responsibility to act in cases of suspected abuse of a family member, obligations clearly spelled out in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (4D) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (4D). NOTE: If you have an immediate question