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CMS Launches Voluntary Prior Authorization Model for Traditional Medicare

Jul 22, 2025/News

Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively

What You Should Know About the Patient-Driven Payment Model for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Jan 1, 2020/Article

The PDPM is not intended to be used to make treatment or staffing decisions that reduce or compromise patient care.

Study: Optimal Exercise Dose for Knee Disorders Still Unclear

Mar 13, 2018/Review

Authors examined 45 “fair-quality” studies and found that “optimal dosing is still unclear."

New APTA Action Plan Charts a Course to Strengthen DEI

Jul 7, 2023/News

The plan offers up real-world strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion both within APTA and throughout the profession.

TRICARE to Begin Pilot That Waives Cost-Sharing for Physical Therapy for LBP

Jun 30, 2020/News

The 10-state plan waives cost-sharing for up to three visits to increase uptake of physical therapy.

2018 NEXT: McMillan Lecture: Wisdom and Courage Exemplify the Best of Our Profession

Jun 28, 2018/News

Both wisdom and courage are needed to effect positive change. Laurita M. (Laurie) Hack, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, opened her delivery of the 49th Mary McMillan Lecture with these thoughts and with her insights into gaining more of the wisdom and courage that will move the profession forward. Hack addressed

This First-Time Conference Goer Has Something to Say

Aug 9, 2018/Perspective

Learning about so many individuals allowed me to see the big picture about our profession and what makes it so special.

Comprehensive High-Level Activity Mobility Predictor (CHAMP)

Jan 7, 2016/Test & Measure

Measures high-level mobility in people with lower limb loss.

Building a Better Referral-Management Process

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Here's how a hospital's physical therapy department designed an efficient, patient-centric system for managing referrals.

Alzheimer’s Disease Related Quality of Life (ADRQL)

Aug 16, 2017/Test & Measure

A revised version of the ADRQL was developed based on analyses of the psychometric properties of the original ADRQL and consists of 40 items addressing the same domains.