Skip to main content

Search

Clear
Filter by Type
Filter by Topics
Filter by Symptoms & Conditions
Filter by Year
Final SNF, IRF 2022 Rules: Slight Payment Bumps, Big DMEPOS Win

Aug 10, 2021/Review

CMS also hasn't decided how it will address a 2020 PDPM payment spike. The rules are effective Oct. 1.

APTA, 100-Plus Other Groups to Congress: Fix the 2023 Fee Schedule Now

Dec 6, 2022/News

Groups representing more than a million providers are urging lawmakers to prevent the entire 4.5% cut that will take effect Jan. 1.

54th Mary McMillan Lecture

Mar 10, 2023/Video

Consider how to leverage specialized knowledge and skills to propel the evolution of physical therapy practice toward greater precision.

Spending Deal Reached: Includes Some Relief From Fee Schedule Cuts

Mar 8, 2024/Article

The package includes a 1.68% boost to the fee schedule but falls short of totally eliminating the cut to dozens of providers.

Policy Progress and Patient-First Thinking: Takeaways from the 2026 Maley Panel

Mar 23, 2026/Article

APTA Board member Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, moderated the John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award panel featuring William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, Andrea Behrman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Nicole Stout, PT, DPT, FAPTA. For the 31st annual John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award,

Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) for Cerebral Palsy

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Used to classify mobility based on distances used in the home, school, and community and assistive devices used.

Easy Upgrade

Nov 1, 2015/Column

This strategy is a definite plus.

Hasta La Visa?

Oct 1, 2015/Column

A PT who's new to the United States faces termination on the job. Part 2 of 3 on various faces of bullying and their ethical ramifications.

Discharge Discounted

Sep 1, 2015/Column

A patient claims lingering pain. His PT sees a malingering bully. Part 1 of 3 on various faces of bullying and their ethical ramifications.

A Physical Therapist by Any Other Name

Sep 1, 2021/Column

A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need.