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CMS Fast-Tracks 'Breakthrough Devices,' Clarifies 'Reasonable and Necessary'

Jan 19, 2021/Review

CMS has finalized a new pathway that could result in quicker coverage of cutting-edge FDA-approved medical devices.

Final FY ’26 SNF and IRF Rules: Payment Increases and Removal of SDOH Measures

Aug 27, 2025/News

The Big Picture: Effective Oct. 1, 2025, skilled nursing facilities will see a payment increase of 3.2%, which is slightly higher than the 2.8% included in the proposed rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued earlier this year. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities will see a payment increase

Virtual Networking Produces Tangible Results

Mar 1, 2016/Feature

When the directors of rehabilitation for 3 large health care systems realized they faced common challenges, they developed a strategy to address them.

Trunk Muscle Power and Endurance

Oct 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures the assessment of trunk extensor strength has been highly correlated with the development and persistence of low back pain.

Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARS)

Jun 7, 2017/Test & Measure

Includes four questions that assess the frequency of running, cutting, decelerating, and pivoting in individuals based on the individual's "healthiest and most active state in the past year."

COVID-19 Core Outcome Measures

Jan 29, 2021/Open Access

Cross-academy/section task forces have identified two sets of core outcome measures for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, one for adults and one for children.

APTA-Supported Lymphedema Act Passes House

Nov 18, 2022/News

The legislation allowing Medicare to cover compression treatments now can be rolled into a larger package.

Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Orthopaedic

Apr 2, 2025/Podcast

Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify At the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in February 2024, students got a chance to ask questions and get advice from section leaders. In this installment, Corry Brinken, PT, DPT, then a third-year student at Sacred Heart University, interviews Bob Rowe,

ICD-10 Case Study: Outpatient PT-First Visit for Parkinson Disease

Feb 28, 2020/Resource

60-year-old male with recent history of falling

Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education (ACCE/DCE) Performance Assessments

Feb 27, 2018/Article

These voluntary Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education Performance Assessments are being made available as a resource for use by PT and PTA academic programs.