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Use of 59 or X Modifiers for Code Pairs Decision Tree

Jun 10, 2020/Open Access

Use this decision tree to help you determine if the code combination can be used and whether it requires an X modifier (XE, XP, XS, XU) or modifier 59.

Proposed 2025 Home Health Rule: Cuts Continue at 1.7%; CMS Responds to Calls for Accountability for Timely Care

Jul 3, 2024/Article

While payment cuts would continue as fallout from the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, CMS also proposes changes to create more transparency in accepting patient referrals and asks for input on two important aspects of care.

Academy Focus: Get to Know APTA Orthopaedic

Apr 2, 2025/Podcast

Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify 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, Corry Brinken, PT, DPT, then a third-year student at Sacred Heart University, interviews Bob Rowe,

Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update

Apr 1, 2021/CPG

This report takes a rigorous, evidence-based approach to recommend treatment thresholds, goals, and medications in the management of hypertension in adults.

Update of Systematic Reviews Examining the Effectiveness of Conservative Physical Therapy Interventions for Subacromial Shoulder Pain

Mar 1, 2020/CPG

This guideline offers recommendations for the diagnosis and management of subacromial pain syndrome (or shoulder impingement syndrome).

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Oct 2, 2015/CPG

Addresses the most common clinical scenarios facing surgeons and physicians managing patients under consideration for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

A Century of Movement: Milestones of the American Physical Therapy Association’s First 100 Years

Jan 1, 2021/Resource

To commemorate APTA's centennial, the association has published a fully illustrated book enumerating 100 of the association's and profession's greatest moments.

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We're here to support our 100,000 PT, PTA, and student members.

2020 Presidential Address

Jun 1, 2020/Statement

APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, provided her annual address on June 1.

Vision, Courage, Compassion: Black Physical Therapists Who Transformed the Profession

Feb 18, 2019/Article

We looked back at some ground-breaking African American PTs who achieved greatness despite obstacles, transforming the profession along the way.