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CDC: Rates of Cardiac Rehab Use Among Heart Attack Survivors 'Suboptimal'

Aug 27, 2017/Review

Only about one in three heart attack survivors in the US receive CR.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, May 2017

May 16, 2017/News

Highlighting recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members.

Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapist Practice

Jan 1, 2022/Article

Access considerations, guidelines, tools and resources to help you with general clinical decision-making in physical therapist practice.

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy: Hamstring Strain Injury in Athletes (CPG+)

Feb 28, 2022/CPG

This CPG includes sports-related overloading and overstretching injuries to myofascial or musculotendinous structures in any combination of the 3 hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris).

Quality Payment Program, Part 1: All About MIPS

Apr 1, 2017/Column

Reporting requirements for physical therapists (PTs) in private practice are changing under the Quality Payment Program-specifically through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs). (APMs).

Improving the Lives of People with Dementia

Mar 1, 2018/Article

It's time to replace unfounded fears with evidence-based facts. Doing so will best ensure optimal treatment of an underserved population and will better meet caregivers' needs.

Functional Reach Test for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Functional Reach Test for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Proposed Outpatient Payment Rule From CMS Continues Previous Trends

Jul 31, 2019/News

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing for an outpatient environment in which payments vary less according to who owns a facility, hospitals get a supervision break, and patients have access to clear information on how much they're being charged for items and services. All

PTJ: To Avoid Adverse Events, Rehab Facilities Need to Get to the Root of the Problem

Apr 6, 2018/Review

A new study published in PTJ outlines several concrete suggestions for improving patient safety that may apply to many civilian rehabilitation facilities.

The Crisis Continues: Opioids in the News, March 2018

Mar 28, 2018/News

President Trump signed a 2018 budget bill that includes more than $3 billion for opioid efforts. But that's just 1 recent development related to the nation's opioid crisis. Here's a brief roundup of other recent opioid-related news reports and stories.