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APTA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters: APTA Centennial Center

Jan 22, 2019/News

Let the construction begin: current and former APTA leaders gathered in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate the groundbreaking of APTA Centennial Center, a 7-story, 115,000-square-foot building that will be the association's headquarters beginning in 2021. The building will support APTA's workforce of

New CPT Codes Allow PTs to Conduct, Bill for Remote Monitoring

Jan 7, 2019/News

The 2019 Physician Fee Schedule includes CPT codes that allow PTs to conduct and bill Medicare for remote monitoring.

New Anthem UM Vendor in 5 States May be the Beginning of a Wider Shift

Jan 11, 2019/News

Physical therapists who bill Anthem Blue Cross-BlueShield (BCBS) in California, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Louisiana, get ready for a change: there's a new utilization management (UM) vendor in town. APTA has learned that Anthem BCBS is migrating to a new UM vendor, starting with the 5 states

APTA, ACSM Partnership Agreement Formalizes Long-Time Collaboration

Feb 4, 2019/News

A longstanding collaborative relationship is now official: APTA and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have entered into a formal partnership that the organizations believe will strengthen their work toward improving health through movement. ACSM is now a participant in the APTA Partnerships

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, January 2019

Jan 16, 2019/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. Enjoy! The PT as gaitkeeper: Colleen Brough, PT, DPT, MS,

Move Forward Radio Catches a 'Big Wave' Surfing Legend

Dec 21, 2018/News

Now on APTA's Move Forward Radio: an interview with Laird Hamilton, who's made an international name for himself as, yes, a fearless surfer but also as an athlete who, in his own words, has survived his body being "torn, punctured, ripped, scraped, broken…you name it."

2019 MPPR Calculator Now Available

Jan 3, 2019/News

It's back: APTA's members-only multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) calculator for 2019 is now live. This year's calculator incorporates both the MPPR 50% reduction as well as the overall 2% cut to Medicare payments implemented through sequestration. The calculator, delivered by way of an Excel

Check Your QPP Status (Again)

Feb 8, 2019/News

Beginning this year, Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP) applies to qualifying physical therapists (PTs). Does that mean you? The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently updated its QPP participation lookup resource to reflect the rules for 2019. APTA recommends that even

Study: Estimated 1 in 3 Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Inpatient/SNF Rehab Report No Improvement in Function

Aug 8, 2018/Review

Participants were asked if, during rehab services, their functioning and abilities improved, got worse, or stayed the same.

Jul 24, 2018/Review

Researchers found subacromial decompression surgery for shoulder impingement to be no better than diagnostic arthroscopy alone.

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