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Apr 22, 2019/News
In a proposed change strongly supported by APTA, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) could see more flexibility when it comes to the number of residents considered acceptable for "group therapy" under Medicare. The loosened definition is part of the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 payment rule for SNFs
Dec 4, 2019/Perspective
Learning the best techniques and latest research is important, but it is not the only way to impact patient treatment.
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, a former member of APTA's Ethics and Judicial Committee, is the program director and a professor of physical therapy at Rutgers University in Newark. She also practices in northern New Jersey, and her book "Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach" compiles
Sep 11, 2018/Review
Researchers say for individuals with traumatic SCI, independent mobility most affects health-related quality of life.
Jan 9, 2018/News
According to an international survey of exercise professionals, high intensity interval training will be the strongest trend in 2018, outpacing wearable technologies, which held the number 1 position in 2017.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
Measures the highest level of functional mobility of patients within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting.
Jun 5, 2017/Test & Measure
Self-report or clinician-administered questionnaire to measure severity of 16 identified postconcussive symptoms.
Nov 1, 2020/Feature
The journey for PTs who were born and educated in other countries often has been geographically long and professionally challenging.
May 7, 2020/Podcast
We discuss what’s happening in Medicare in relation to telehealth and what APTA is doing to continue to advocate on behalf of the profession.
Feb 4, 2022/Article
The 53rd McMillan Lecture focused on ways the pandemic has highlighted the need to fully integrate ethics into the profession's identity.