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Quick Guide To Using the PTA Modifier

Mar 19, 2021/Resource

Use this guide to help you identify when you must apply the CQ modifier, which we updated in March 2021 to reflect new details from CMS.

Documentation: Initial Examination and Evaluation

Jun 28, 2024/Article

Documentation elements for the initial examination and evaluation include the following: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes.

A Look Ahead: Technology

Sep 1, 2021/Article

Whatever the "hot" tech thing is today, it's likely to be something completely different in five years, much less 25 years or more. PTs offer their projections on advances that will aid the profession and the patients they serve.

Viewpoints

Sep 1, 2021/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and answers to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

A Physical Therapist by Any Other Name

Sep 1, 2021/Column

A physical therapist known to two kids only as "the Exercise Lady" helped both them and their family in a time of need.

Documentation: Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summary

Jan 31, 2018/Article

Discharge documentation should include the reason for the episode conclusion, the date of the episode conclusion, and an relevant objective or subjective information related to the patient's status. Some federal and non-federal payers governmental bodies and payors may require a discharge note for the

What's New at ChoosePT.com: Expanded Consumer Info, Growing Directory of PTs

Jun 14, 2022/Roundup

APTA members benefit from millions of consumer visits and an enriched consumer-focused website. Here's what’s new.

Reentering the Physical Therapy Workforce

Thinking about returning to a career as a PT or PTA? Here's how to get started.

This Just In: PT Voices Matter in the Media

Jul 1, 2023/Article

How PTs and PTAs can raise the profile of the profession by raising awareness in the media.

Global Physical Therapy Day of Service

Oct 9, 2021/Event

Join thousands of PTs, PTAs, and students of physical therapy and expand your passion outside of the clinical walls by serving your community.  Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021.