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Mar 26, 2020/News
New PT practice guidelines for COVID patients in acute hospitals, Cigna opens up telehealth for PTs, a call for postacute care COVID preparedness, and more.
Mar 26, 2018/Perspective
How does the 2017 guideline affect physical therapist practice and the patients we treat?
Jul 26, 2017/News
Researchers say that not only is physical therapy cheaper than injections or surgery for LBP in the short-term, it's an approach that is likely to save on treatment costs for at least a year after initial diagnosis.
Feb 1, 2020/Column
Changes for 2020 include new codes for dry needling and changes to a number of existing codes.
Mar 7, 2023/Article
The proposed rules would help ease immediate burdens, but there are also long-game reasons to voice your support by March 13.
Jan 30, 2019/Review
A picture of the value of early physical therapy for LBP is emerging—and the results are encouraging.
Apr 25, 2018/News
For some patients, physical therapy can both decrease overall health care utilization and save money down the road.
Mar 19, 2020/News
AHCA and NCAL release guidelines for PTs, OTs, and SLPs in long-term care facilities; Aetna expands telehealth and e-visit coverage; APTA to host e-visit Facebook Live event, and more.
Jul 17, 2017/News
If the proposed Medicare OPPS rule for 2018 gets adopted as-is, payment for TKA will no longer be an inpatient-only arrangement, outpatient hospitals would see an overall 2% increase in payments, and ambulatory surgical centers could see a boost of nearly that much.
Aug 12, 2013/Test & Measure
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – stage 1 (mild), stage 2 (moderate), stage 3 (severe), stage 4 (very severe)(1)