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Congress Reintroduces APTA-Supported Legislation to Increase 2025 PFS Payment

Feb 5, 2025/Article

Echoing a bipartisan bill from October 2024, the legislation would eliminate the 2.8% cut to dozens of providers and enact a payment increase for 2025.

Billing for Your Services

Feb 3, 2020/Article

Gain an understanding of various billing processes and options for billing for your services.

Registry to Collect Torticollis Data Through Collaboration With Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy

Aug 22, 2017/News

The torticollis module will include more granular information, such as description of the type of cranial deformity and torticollis severity.

Military System Study: PTs in Primary Care Provide Safe Treatment and Are Less Likely to Order Ancillary Services or Make Referrals

Aug 12, 2019/Review

A study of military health care adds to the evidence that including PTs as primary care providers is working, both in terms of patient safety and reduced health care utilization.

COVID-19 Rehab Patients Often in Worse Health Than Cancer Rehab Patients: CDC

Jul 9, 2021/Review

Post-COVID-19 patients referred to rehab report poorer overall health and greater functional limitations at baseline.

PTJ: Lower School Debt, Fewer Working Hours Tied to Higher Job Satisfaction

Aug 22, 2023/Review

Researchers also found that home health and SNF practice settings were associated with lower job satisfaction.

Self-Paced Walk Test (SPWT)

Aug 15, 2017/Test & Measure

Assesses the time that it takes to walk a set distance, usually less than 150 feet.

Securing Legal Counsel & Finding an Attorney

Sep 1, 2019/Article

For assistance with legal matters, PTs and PTAs should seek advice of legal counsel who can review their unique situation and provide advice tailored to the specific facts.

Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

Oct 7, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures the level of a patient's disability and indicates how much assistance is required for the individual to carry out activities of daily living.

APTA Student-Led 'Flash Action' on Federal Loan Repayment Program Sets Record

Sep 24, 2019/News

Capitol Hill now has 14,000 additional reasons to increase access to physical therapists (PTs) in rural and underserved areas—and to provide student debt relief to some PTs along the way—as the result of one of the most successful APTA "flash action" events to date. And the profession's students can