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Oct 7, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:32 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify APTA is ushering in a historic change in physical therapy education: the merger of CAPTE and ABPTRFE into a single integrated accreditation body. This unification will streamline processes, reduce burdens on programs, and strengthen
Jan 11, 2019/News
Physical therapists who bill Anthem Blue Cross-BlueShield (BCBS) in California, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Louisiana, get ready for a change: there's a new utilization management (UM) vendor in town. APTA has learned that Anthem BCBS is migrating to a new UM vendor, starting with the 5 states
Aug 2, 2018/Article
CJR is a payment model being tested for episodes of care related to total knee and total hip replacements (MS-DRG 469 and 470) under Medicare. One track of the CJR model qualifies as an Advanced APM under QPP.
Jul 3, 2019/News
Health care is one thing. But the context of that care, the constellation of factors that can affect health for individuals and entire communities? That's something else entirely—and physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and physical therapy education programs are engaged.
Jul 1, 2019/Column
A PT honors her son and serves children with special needs.
Jul 19, 2019/News
What constitutes a "typical" amount of improvement given comorbidities and other individual patient factors?
Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws
House position: States APTA's recommendation that education regarding Human Trafficking to Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, and Students.
Jun 13, 2023/Article
In companion articles, authors explore the drivers of PiP and offer a model for its use with patients experiencing chronic pain.
Dec 1, 2016/Column
A mother's disturbing confession puts a physical therapist on the spot.
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