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Feb 1, 2006/Resource
The Realm-Individual Process-Situation model of ethical decision-making — often called the RIPS model — was developed to address the various influences on the clinician's decisions.
Feb 26, 2021/News
CMS has reopened a window for an exceptions process that allows clinicians to reweight MIPS categories for the 2020 performance year.
Feb 1, 2026/Column
How creative clinical reasoning and an interdisciplinary care model led to complete healing of a chronic pressure ulcer in long-term care.
Oct 1, 2018/Column
A case in which 'old school' won't do.
Jun 1, 2020/Feature
How can PTs apply change theory and change behavior to patients and clients to help improve outcomes?
Jul 22, 2019/Podcast
Despite the high prevalence of patients either diagnosed with or at risk for CVD, few physical therapists consistently included BP and HR on the initial examination. The results of this survey suggest that efforts to improve understanding of the importance of screening and modifications of clinic policy
Feb 1, 2017/Feature
Few recent graduates were exposed to classes in financial literacy while they were in school. Most educators think they should have been.
Feb 10, 2025/News
The bipartisan House bill would explicitly refer to PT falls-related services in Medicare's "welcome" visit and annual wellness checks.
May 1, 2019/Feature
Strategies for treating pain are evolving-and physical therapists are helping to lead the way.
Dec 10, 2025/Report
This report from APTA provides a snapshot of the demographic makeup of the physical therapy workforce. It uses data from APTA's 2025 Physical Therapy Profile Survey, along with data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and various other sources to describe
