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Healthy Growth in Wellness Services

May 1, 2020/Feature

An increasing number of PTs are offering them. Continuing challenges include payment and public understanding.

Twelve Months of Health Care Awareness

May 1, 2020/Feature

Beyond National Physical Therapy Month in October, how many months, weeks, and days do you know that have been designated to highlight conditions that PTs and PTAs manage? There probably are more than you think!

We Didn't Take Pandemic 101 in PT School: Working in the Acute Care and ICU Setting During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 17, 2020/Perspective

As our medical center closed floors to make the isolation units, we became involved.

Documentation: Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summary

Jan 31, 2018/Article

Discharge documentation should include the reason for the episode conclusion, the date of the episode conclusion, and an relevant objective or subjective information related to the patient's status. Some federal and non-federal payers governmental bodies and payors may require a discharge note for the

Updated OA 'Agenda' Emphasizes Importance of Physical Activity

May 12, 2020/News

The resources describes OA as "still an under-recognized chronic condition."

Documentation: Reexamination and Reevaluation

Jan 31, 2018/Article

Reexamination is the process of performing selected tests and measures after the initial examination to evaluate progress and to modify or redirect interventions.

CMS Proposes Major Change in SNF Payment System

Apr 30, 2018/News

On April 27, CMS unveiled its proposed SNF rule for 2019, which includes plans to replace the existing SNF case-mix methodology, known as Resource Utilization Groups Version IV (RUG-IV) with an entirely new system dubbed the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

CDC: Falls-Related Deaths in the US Rose 31% in 10 Years

May 15, 2018/News

The latest statistics, included in a report from the CDC point to a need for more widespread falls screening and prevention efforts including physical therapy, authors say.

CMS, APTA: OIG Report on Outpatient Physical Therapy Claims Contains Possible Flaws and Questionable Assumptions

Mar 30, 2018/News

An HHS OIG report makes claims about physical therapy billing under Medicare, and both CMS and APTA are pointing out how flawed processes and misinterpretations are coloring the findings.

From PT in Motion: PTs Pack a Punch When It Comes to Treating Combat Athletes

Apr 2, 2018/News

"Combat athletes"—individuals who compete in sports such as boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and Brazilian jiu jitsu—subject their bodies to intensely demanding situations that can lead to serious injury. But PTs and PTAs can be instrumental in helping them recover from (and even prevent) those