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CMS Clears Up Error in Description of Which CPT Code Combinations Won't Receive Full Payment

Apr 20, 2017/News

CMS is making changes that should allow for full payment of PT and OT evaluation and reevaluations code combinations.

Patient-Driven Groupings Model: An Opportunity for Physical Therapists (part 1)

Nov 15, 2019/Perspective

It's time to move forward. We can't change the past, but we can learn from it.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Profession Turns 50

Jan 22, 2019/Article

  While APTA's centennial may be a couple years away, there's another cause for celebration right here, right now: 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first physical therapist assistant (PTA) graduates. Though a half-century may seem like a long time, the rise of the PTA from something that seemed

Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice STAT: Guidance from Telehealth PTs

Mar 26, 2020/Article

Providers will discuss how they manage patients and deliver effective care from a distance in pediatric, neurological, women’s health, orthopedic settings.

Survey Reveals Differences in Readiness for Payment Reform Among Large Health Care Organizations

Jul 19, 2017/News

A new report from EY (formerly Ernst and Young) points out some significant differences in the ways larger health care providers are preparing—or not preparing—for value-driven care.

Acute Care in Physical Therapy Resources for Educators

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

Compliance Matters: New CPT Evaluation Codes Offer Opportunities For PTs in 2017

Sep 1, 2016/Column

Changes will recognize levels of clinical complexity. Here's a preview.

PTA to PT Career Transition

Becoming a PTA is not a "steppingstone" to becoming a PT. But approximately 10% of PTAs explore careers as PTs.

APTA Advisory: Humana Adopts Telehealth for PTs, OTs, SLPs

May 19, 2020/News

PTs can now bill the insurer for common therapy codes, delivered via telehealth, for the duration of the public health emergency.

The Nuances of Working With Commercial Payers

Mar 1, 2023/Feature

It's about speaking up in the right ways to the right people at the right time.