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Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures pain, stiffness and physical fitness.
Apr 2, 2024/News
After helping create the CPT codes and advocate for their adoption, APTA launched an education campaign featuring a practice advisory.
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
Apr 1, 2019/Column
Lower the threat level! Much is at stake.
Aug 2, 2022/News
A joint letter to Congress pushes for immediate relief from the harms of the proposed 2023 fee schedule and calls for systemic changes.
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.
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."
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.
Mar 16, 2020/News
The "blanket waiver" system now in effect eases a wide range of requirements, but CMS still won't reimburse for telehealth by PTs.
Jul 3, 2018/News
CMS issued a proposed rule for home health payment that resurrects elements for an entirely new payment methodology by, among other changes, shifting care from 60-day to 30-day episodes and removing therapy service-use thresholds from case-mix parameters.
