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Use of APTA Positions, Standards, Guidelines, Policies, and Procedures

Aug 28, 2014/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures are intended to communicate best practice for physical therapist practice.

Achieving Cultural Competence

Jan 15, 2020/Open Access

Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.

Cash-Based Payment and Medicare Services: No Exceptions to the Rules

Oct 28, 2020/Article

The short answer is that no exceptions allow PTs to bypass these requirements.

Compliance Issues in Cash Practice

May 24, 2020/Article

Regardless of the relationship a physical therapist chooses to have with payers, it is essential to practice in compliance with all laws and regulations.

Defining Cash Practice

May 24, 2020/Article

The term “cash practice” can be confusing because it is often used to describe a variety of physical therapy business models.

Cash Practice: Considerations for Going Out of Network

May 24, 2020/Article

Will in-network patients continue to visit your practice if you implement and out-of-network model? Here are some things to consider.

Public Policy Efforts To Improve Consumer Access To Physical Therapists

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Public policy and payment efforts to improve consumer access to physical therapists.

APTA Comments to CMS on Referral for Profit

Aug 28, 2018/Comment Letters

APTA supports excluding physical therapy services from the in-office ancillary services (IOAS) exception under the physician self-referral law.

APTA Comments to Ways and Means Committee on Modernizing Stark Law

Jul 18, 2018/Comment Letters

APTA Comments to Ways and Means Committee for Modernizing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition from Volume to Value in the Medicare Program hearing.

Locum Tenens: The Basics

Mar 1, 2020/Article

Locum tenens allows a PT to bring in another licensed PT to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number.