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What's the Latest at CMS? Your 2018 Guide to Recent Proposed and Final CMS Rules

Aug 20, 2018/Roundup

CMS spent its spring and summer issuing proposed and final rules, some of which contain major shifts in payment and reporting.

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).

The 2019 Fee Schedule, Part 1: 5 Things You Need to Know About What MIPS Might Look Like for PTs Next Year

Jul 25, 2018/News

This installment: how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) would play out for PTs and PTAs under the proposal.

SNF, IRF Final Rules Follow Through on Proposed Shifts in SNF Payment Systems, IRF Reporting Requirements

Aug 1, 2018/News

The final 2019 rules for SNFs and IRFs are substantially similar to what CMS proposed in the spring, but that's not to say PTs should assume it's a "same rule, different year" situation.

Short-Term Insurance Rule Adds More Uncertainty to Care

Aug 13, 2018/News

HHS adopted a final rule on short-term plans, allowing the policies to provide 1 year of coverage, renewable for up to 3 years.

Tiered Coding for PT Evaluations: New APTA Podcast Series Answers Common Questions

Aug 1, 2018/News

As the payment landscape for 2019 comes into focus, it's becoming clear that PTs will continue coding evaluations according to a 3-tiered system based on patient complexity.

CoHSTAR Seeks Postdoctoral Fellow

Aug 10, 2018/News

The Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) has opened its latest call for a full-time postdoctoral fellow—this time for a project related to postacute stroke services.

2018 State Policy and Payment Form Offers a Packed Agenda

Aug 1, 2018/News

Issues that directly affect PTs, PTAs, and society as a whole—population health, the opioid crisis, innovative delivery models, and much more—will be front and center at the 2018 APTA State Policy and Payment Forum.

Researchers Find 'Only Positive Effects' From PTs in Primary Care Role

Mar 18, 2019/Review

Researchers find that patients triaged by a PT for MSK disorders fare just as well — and in some respects, better — than those who are seen by a physician general practitioner.

It's Never Too Late: Study Finds Beginning PA Later in Life Reduces Mortality Risk Nearly as Much as Remaining Active From Adolescence

Mar 26, 2019/Review

Your 40-something patient thinks that after 4 decades of relative physical inactivity, there's no point in starting now. Tell your patient to think again.