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Aug 16, 2017/News
CMS wants to significantly scale back the knee and hip joint replacement bundled care model and plans to cancel expansion of bundled care models to cardiac care and hip/femur fractures.
Aug 15, 2017/News
Knee OA has more than doubled among Americans since 1940, say researchers, and the increase can't be explained by longer lifespans or a higher prevalence of obesity. The real culprit could be physical inactivity.
Aug 14, 2017/News
Assistive technologies to help individuals in the workplace are developing at a rapid rate, but if the promise of these technologies is to be fully realized then thinking around access, user training, reimbursement, and other barriers needs to catch up.
Aug 9, 2017/News
A sweeping effort to create a shared vision for PT clinical education has led to a set of recommendations that could help shape the future of the profession. Now your input is needed.
Since late 2015, APTA has been rolling out new resources to help members prepare for what's coming down the pike as CMS implements its Quality Payment Program (QPP).
Aug 8, 2017/News
Researchers are gaining more and more insight on the role of sleep in overall health, and PTs should be equipped to help their patients and clients understand that role.
Jul 31, 2017/News
An analysis of a national health survey shows that Americans with chronic pain are older, under more financial stress, and more likely to live with 1 or more comorbidities compared with the average respondent.
Jul 26, 2017/News
Researchers say that not only is physical therapy cheaper than injections or surgery for LBP in the short-term, it's an approach that is likely to save on treatment costs for at least a year after initial diagnosis.
CMS issued a proposed rule for the 2018 Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) that would continue a planned series of cuts that began in 2014, with an estimated overall 0.4% reduction, or about $80 million, scheduled for next year.
Jul 19, 2017/News
An occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
