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APTA's Outcomes Registry Again Receives Key CMS Designation

Jan 19, 2021/News

The APTA Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry has been approved as a qualified clinical data registry — an important benefit for PTs in MIPS.

What the CI Doesn't See

Aug 1, 2019/Column

When "little things" are big deals.

Here's the Kicker

Jul 1, 2017/Article

When a soccer coach seeks more than just friendly advice, a PT has a decision to make.

APTA and CMS Webinar on Quality Payment Program, MIPS, and Advanced APMs

Sep 7, 2018/Article

Recorded webinar - FREE and only offered to APTA members

2019 MPPR Calculator Now Available

Jan 3, 2019/News

It's back: APTA's members-only multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) calculator for 2019 is now live. This year's calculator incorporates both the MPPR 50% reduction as well as the overall 2% cut to Medicare payments implemented through sequestration. The calculator, delivered by way of an Excel

Multistate Practice Privileges to Become a Reality in 3 States

Jun 22, 2018/News

The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PTLC) is poised to become fully operational in 3 states, allowing PTs and PTAs licensed in 1 of the states to obtain practice privileges in the other 2.

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction and the Physician Fee Schedule

The MPPR policy implements a 50% payment reduction to the practice expense value of certain CPT codes deemed "always therapy services."

Viewpoints

Jul 1, 2021/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and responses to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement Measure (STREAM)

Jul 5, 2017/Test & Measure

Provides therapists with a quantitative measurement of motor functioning and basic mobility deficits among patients who had a stroke through the performance of 30 voluntary motor task.

Looking Back to the Future: APTA's First National Conference

Jun 21, 2018/Article

The Boston School of Physical Education hosted APTA's first national conference in September 1922.