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New CPT Evaluation Codes Are Here

Feb 1, 2017/Column

What you need to know about the changes.

Making a House an Accessible Home: The Role of PTs

Sep 1, 2016/Feature

Changing demographics, rising health care costs, and disability-related regulations all are driving a movement to help people stay in their own homes for as long as possible. PTs are an important resource in these efforts.

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Throughout a Large Hospital System

Apr 1, 2015/Feature

Putting into place evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines across a large hospital system can pose substantial challenges. Here's how one system is approaching the task.

A Behind the Scenes Look at APTA's New Telehealth Certificate Series

Mar 3, 2021/Podcast

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the number of patients seeking physical therapist services via telehealth. This paradigm shift will improve access to care, but it also brings change.

Postacute Care Study: A Deeper Dive

May 21, 2021/Podcast

A recent large-scale study of postacute care sponsored has the potential to change the conversation on payment in these settings. This podcast takes a closer look at the TOPS study findings .

A New Dimension to Physical Therapy

Sep 1, 2019/Feature

PTs and PTAs are exploring the uses and potential of 3D printing in clinical practice.

MedPAC Updates its Medicare 'Payment Basics' Series

Oct 23, 2019/News

Need a quick, big-picture take on how Medicare payment works in various settings? The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) offers an updated resource that can help. Now available for free download: MedPAC's latest version of "Payment Basics," a series of informational sheets that describe the

Study: Some Changes in Care Occurred After Jimmo Settlement

Sep 10, 2018/Review

There's more work to be done to improve care in the wake of the 2013 Jimmo v Sebelius settlement.

Physical Function in Intensive Care Test (PFIT) or Physical Function in Intensive Care Test-scored (PFIT-s)

Aug 29, 2017/Test & Measure

This test can be used to guide exercise prescription within the ICU as well as measure functional recovery.

Proposed 2023 Home Health Rule: 4.2% Reduction With Warnings of More to Come

Jun 27, 2022/Review

CMS held off on making big changes to the PDGM last year. Now it's taking action to correct unplanned cost increases that have mounted up.