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Health Care Technology Today

Jun 1, 2017/Feature

Patients increasingly are providing data about themselves to their health care providers when asked. Providers, meanwhile, find this patient-generated health data (PGHD) useful but too often fail to ask for it.

Defining Moment | Extreme Conditions and Exceptional People

Aug 1, 2025/Column

At the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth, a PT finds renewed purpose by treating a deeply motivated population.

Facing True North from the Louisiana South

Oct 1, 2015/Feature

New APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, talks about movement, the APTA vision, payment reform, listening, smartphones, lessons from her mom, shoe polish, and alligators.

Retirement Planning for PTs and PTAs

Apr 1, 2020/Feature

Guidelines for successful retirement planning have changed from previous generations and continue to evolve. Here's what some PTs and PTAs have discovered.

Final SNF, IRF 2022 Rules: Slight Payment Bumps, Big DMEPOS Win

Aug 10, 2021/Review

CMS also hasn't decided how it will address a 2020 PDPM payment spike. The rules are effective Oct. 1.

4-Square Step Test (FSST) for Parkinson Disease

Aug 23, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: People with Parkinson disease (PD).

Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20)

Jul 23, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures pelvic floor disorders.

Understanding Compliance

There are compliance elements related to multiple laws and payment systems. Here are some of the areas that could have a particular impact on your practice.