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Sep 20, 2022/Roundup
Here's the status of APTA-supported legislation on the fee schedule, telehealth, prior authorization, the PTA differential, and more.
Nov 1, 2015/Feature
PTs are playing an important role in reducing patient readmissions to hospitals. They could play an even a bigger one. Learn how.
Dec 2, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a self-report questionnaire that measures severity of shortness of breath/dyspnea during various activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with various forms of lung pathology.
Sep 4, 2024/Resource
Review each jurisdiction’s level of direct access to physical therapist services.
May 1, 2019/Feature
Half a century ago, the first physical therapist assistants (PTAs) entered the workforce. Their roles, numbers, and participation within APTA have grown steadily. (This article is updated from an earlier story published in a 2004 issue of APTA's PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy that celebrated the 35th
May 1, 2019/Column
Here's what's true about the Patient-Driven Groupings Model-and what's not.
Mar 4, 2025/Podcast
A brief introduction from the president of the academy.
Jan 29, 2025/News
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has opened claim submissions for providers impacted by the class-action antitrust settlement.
Sep 24, 2024/Podcast
Editor-in-Chief Steven George talks with Jason Silvernail about his perspective paper on defining orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) as a subspecialty of the profession.
Mar 11, 2026/Article
Note: This article was updated in April 2026 to include a link to CMS' directory of accepted ACCESS applicants. On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released more details regarding its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions, or ACCESS, model. Beginning July 5, ACCESS
