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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.

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

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.

2023 APTA Benchmark Report: Hiring Challenges Continue in Outpatient Physical Therapy Practices

Oct 11, 2023/Report

This report identifies three main hiring challenges.

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Performance Fit Video Series

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Acute Care in Physical Therapy Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of acute care in physical therapy.

Now Available: APTA Practice Advisory on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Aug 18, 2025/News

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is emerging as a noninvasive treatment option in physical therapy. ESWT utilizes sound waves to relieve pain and aid healing. It's important for physical therapists to understand the different forms of ESWT, such as focused and radial shockwave therapies, as

PTJ Author Interview: Cost-Effectiveness of Plantar Heel Pain Management

Oct 14, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:09 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, PhD, about his recently published study, which compared the cost-effectiveness of usual podiatry care plus