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APTA Offers Help With Payment Denials

Jul 25, 2018/News

Now available to APTA members: customizable template letters that help make the case for payment. The letters target 3 types of denials.

Physician Fee Schedule and QPP: A New Payment World Awaits PTs in 2019

Nov 2, 2018/News

Many PTs will face a new payment landscape beginning in January, now that CMS has finalized a rule that ends FLR and moves certain PTs into the Quality Payment Program.

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 2: Quality Reporting Options Other Than MIPS

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment looks at alternatives to participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

Survey Finds 'Considerable Variation' in Postsurgery ACL Rehab

Nov 7, 2018/Review

While guidelines exist for rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, there remains "a large degree of variation in rehabilitation progression."

New Pediatric mTBI Guidelines from CDC Take Comprehensive Approach

Sep 5, 2018/Review

The CDC has issued what it says are the first-ever comprehensive clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pediatric TBI.

Multistate Practice Privileges to Become a Reality in 3 States

Jun 22, 2018/News

The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PTLC) is poised to become fully operational in 3 states, allowing PTs and PTAs licensed in 1 of the states to obtain practice privileges in the other 2.

CMS Reports High Levels of Participation in MIPS; Will It Be Expanded to PTs in 2019?

Jun 5, 2018/News

According to CMS, participation in MIPS—which could be required of PTs as early as next year—was just above 90% during its first year of operation.

CMS Hopes to Reboot 'Pre-Claim Demonstration' Proposal for HHAs in 5 States

Jun 1, 2018/News

CMS plans to revive a home health agency (HHA) "pre-claim demonstration" project it shelved in 2017 in the face of criticism.

From PT in Motion Magazine: Diversifying the Profession

Jun 6, 2018/News

An exploration of the importance of diversity within the physical therapy profession to improve the health of an increasingly diverse society.

CMS to Expand List of DMEPOS Requiring Prior Authorization

Jun 11, 2018/News

CMS is adding 31 codes to its list of devices that require prior authorization under Medicare.