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Physician Owned? Corporate? Independent? Panel Event to Focus on PT Models of Practice

Dec 30, 2019/News

Few would argue that health care in the United States has experienced significant change over the past few years—but do those changes require a new look at practice models for physical therapists (PTs)? That's the question at the heart of an event cosponsored by APTA and Arcadia University set for the

The Clock Is Ticking for Congress to Extend Medicare Telehealth Waivers

Sep 9, 2025/News

Congress must act by Sept. 30 to extend current telehealth access for PTs, PTAs, and other therapy providers.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline

May 18, 2024/CPG

This clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides recommendations, based on current best evidence, for the diagnosis and medical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

APTA Outcomes Registry Earns Key QCDR Designation for Use With MIPS

Jan 3, 2019/News

APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) has been approved again by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2019 means that physical therapists (PTs) who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System

CMS Wants to Drop Functional Measure, 2 Quality Reporting Measures From IRF Requirements

May 9, 2018/News

CMS is continuing its trend toward easing administrative burdens by doing away with a longstanding functional assessment and 2 outcome measures.

APTA Board Opens Search for Public Member

Jun 4, 2021/News

The new director must be a non-PT or PTA and will have full voting privileges. Application deadline is July 15.

Dancing With the (PTPAC) Stars: Don't Miss the Party in San Diego

Dec 13, 2022/News

APTA's political action committee is celebrating 50 years of working for the profession, and you're invited.

Reporting Requirements: Promoting Interoperability

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The promoting interoperability performance category of MIPS is intended to promote patient engagement and electronic exchange of information using certified electronic health record technology.

Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Awards

This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy clinical education through excellence in clinical teaching, has served as a role model in clinical teaching, and has demonstrated expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching

Two More Insurers Make Telehealth Permanent for PTs

Oct 7, 2020/News

AmeriHealth Caritas and Independence Blue Cross will implement the new coverage policies on Jan. 1.