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Jun 3, 2020/Author
Eric Ries is the former associate editor of APTA Magazine at APTA. He retired from his position in 2020. Before joining the association in 2000, he was a writer/editor at the Association for Career and Technical Education. Earlier he held a similar position at Goodwill Industries International, and for
Aug 30, 2022/Review
Analysis of recent data led to the payment boost, and concerns about provider burden helped delay a universal assessment requirement.
Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended vaccination schedules.
Jul 30, 2019/News
Despite serious questions and criticisms from APTA, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and other stakeholders, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to move ahead with its plans to require providers to navigate a complex system intended to identify when therapy
Feb 1, 2016/Feature
A Future Where PTs Plug Their Brains Into Patients? Maybe, Say Researchers
Jun 11, 2018/Perspective
We've all been there, safely cocooned in the classrooms of physical therapy school, not worrying about clinical rotations because, well, they're not for a while yet. Then before you know it, they are right around the corner and many of you will come to feel some combination of panic and excitement set
Oct 1, 2021/Feature
Behavioral and mental health is part of a patient's overall wellness. What can and should PTs be doing as a regular part of practice?
May 1, 2024/Feature
The APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program is helping CIs train the next generation of PTs and PTAs.
Sep 8, 2021/Roundup
CDC guidance for the fully vaccinated, new COVID-19 variant, vaccine effectiveness among the immunocompromised, and more.
Mar 11, 2025/Podcast
In the February 2025 issue of APTA Magazine, Emily Berthelette, PT, DPT, examines what it's been like on the patient side of PT services.