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The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, May 2018

May 16, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.

CMS to Expand List of DMEPOS Requiring Prior Authorization

Jun 11, 2018/News

CMS is adding 31 codes to its list of devices that require prior authorization under Medicare.

The State of States: Four Ways to Stay Up-to-Speed on Telehealth, Licensure Provisions, and Other State-Level Changes

Apr 10, 2020/News

It can't be stressed enough: Individual states are the decision-makers around much of what PTs and PTAs can and can't do in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These regularly updated resources can help you make fact-based practice decisions.

CARES Act Provider Relief: Sorting Out the Details

Apr 22, 2020/News

HHS continues to shed light on how providers can know if they're receiving money as it eases concerns about who qualifies.

CDC Issues Recommendations on Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19

Apr 9, 2020/News

CDC calls for consistent employer efforts to pre-screen, monitor, disinfect, and support the use of masks and other PPE.

Coronavirus Update: April 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020/News

Expanded APTA guidance, additional relief funding, U.S. reaches 1 million COVID-19 cases, and more.

APTA Advisory: CMS Opens the Possibility of Providing Care to a Patient in the Same Building — But Not in the Same Room

Apr 9, 2020/News

Details are in short supply, but in a recent communication with APTA, CMS seems to say that a PT's evaluation or treatment visit via real-time video, if delivered to a patient in a different room of the same building, could be billed as in-person services.

Coronavirus Update: April 21, 2020

Apr 21, 2020/News

April 20: APTA Recommended Resources on Physical Therapy and COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting Information around physical therapy and COVID-19 continues to evolve. Here's a recap of resources APTA has developed to help outpatient practices. In the Media April 20: These Occupations Have the Highest

CMS Suspends Advanced Payment Program, Will 'Reevaluate' Accelerated Payment

Apr 27, 2020/News

April 27, 2020: The programs curtailed by CMS require recipients to pay back the funds received.

APTA Advisory: PTA, OTA Home Health Maintenance Therapy Codes Released for Use Beginning in October

May 4, 2020/News

CMS MACs now have the G-Codes to allow HHAs to record the change that began on January 1. But don’t use them yet.