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JAMA Neurology: Telerehab Program Works as Well as Clinic-Based Program for Improved Arm Function Poststroke

Jul 5, 2019/Review

The findings lend further support to the ideas behind APTA's efforts to increase telehealth opportunities for PTs and their patients.

APTA, Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation Report Explores Relationship of 'Baseline' Patient Factors and Patient-Report...

Jul 19, 2019/News

What constitutes a "typical" amount of improvement given comorbidities and other individual patient factors?

IRFs Receive 2.5% Increase From CMS in FY 2020; Additional Reporting Requirements in FY 2022

Aug 2, 2019/News

The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,

Summer Reading: 8 Great APTA Blog Posts You Might've Missed

Jul 15, 2019/News

Graduations, vacations, family reunions, binge-watching season 3 of "Stranger Things"…it's entirely understandable if you've been a little distracted over the past few months. Not to worry—PT in Motion News can help, when it comes to catching up on some engaging reads. While you were out dominating the

Proposed Outpatient Payment Rule From CMS Continues Previous Trends

Jul 31, 2019/News

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing for an outpatient environment in which payments vary less according to who owns a facility, hospitals get a supervision break, and patients have access to clear information on how much they're being charged for items and services. All

Final SNF Rule Sets New Payment System Into Motion October 1

Jul 31, 2019/News

CMS' SNF final payment rule proceeds with implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

Help Highlight the Importance of 'Safe and Sound' Workplaces in August

Jul 26, 2019/News

One way to achieve the physical therapy profession's goals of a healthier society is to help that society avoid sickness and injury to begin with. That's why physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) should consider taking part in an upcoming week focused on workplace safety

PTJ's Research Impact on the Rise

Jun 26, 2019/News

The influence of PTJ (Physical Therapy), APTA's scientific journal, continues to grow: according to Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the frequency with which PTJ is cited in other journals—its "impact factor"—made PTJ #7 among rehabilitation journals and #16 among orthopedic journals in 2018. A journal's

APTA's Comments on FCC Telehealth Proposal Stress Inclusion of PTs and Wider, More Innovative Use

Aug 21, 2019/News

Our take on a proposed pilot project from the FCC to increase the delivery of telehealth to rural and low-income Americans.

JAMA: Americans Aren't Any More Physically Active Than in 2007—And They're Increasingly Sedentary

Aug 7, 2019/Review

Americans haven't really made a dent in improving physical activity rates, while increasing the amount of time spent on sedentary behavior.