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Value-Based Payment

Oct 1, 2019/Article

Are we there yet?

Beyond the Law

Jul 1, 2019/Column

What's legal isn't necessarily ethical.

Consider It a Challenge

Apr 1, 2019/Column

Lower the threat level! Much is at stake.

Take It From the TOPS Study

Dec 1, 2022/Feature

Medicare data shows that physical therapy of needed intensity improves functionality and saves money across post-acute care settings.

Patient-Driven Groupings Model

The PDGM is a shift away from volume-driven home health payment to a model that focuses on the unique characteristics, needs, and goals of each patient.

Physical Therapy and the Internet of Things

Sep 1, 2016/Feature

Connected technologies are making patient-generated data increasingly accessible to health care providers. How this "Internet of Things" will be leveraged by physical therapists remains to be seen.

Get to Know APTA Pediatrics: An Interview With Academy President Mary Jane Rapport

Jun 3, 2025/Podcast

At the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in February 2024, students got a chance to ask questions and get advice from section leaders. In this installment, Britton Farnum, PT, DPT, interviews APTA Pediatrics President Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA. Learn what Rapport says about the skills, settings,

From PT in Motion Magazine: 50 Years of PTAs

May 7, 2019/News

Turns out 1969 wasn't all Woodstock and moonwalks: the year was also an important date for what has become a crucial part of the physical therapy profession—the physical therapist assistant (PTA). This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first graduates of PTA education programs. To honor that milestone,

Getting Around: Community Mobility

Nov 1, 2017/Feature

APTA's Strategic Plan envisions transforming society by reducing barriers to movement. Enhancing community mobility is a key element. Many PTs already are helping to achieve the vision.

Physical Therapy By Design

Oct 1, 2017/Feature

Tara Jo Manal, PT, DPT, FAPTA, has no training whatsoever in construction, architecture, or interior design. She is, however, a seasoned physical therapist (PT), and she knows from experience how a physical therapy clinic should be built.