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Jun 1, 2024/Column
President's Note, Forum
There are multiple paths to join the APTA community.
Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.
A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system
Feb 27, 2024/Resource
The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.
Sep 1, 2022/Feature
Lecturer Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, provided a sobering view of the profession's 'DEI fatigue' — and a possible path to overcome it.
Aug 1, 2026/Article
New research examines if embedding physical therapists in the NICU enhances infant development, boosts parent engagement, and improves care.
Jan 19, 2021/Review
The final rule pushes payers toward more transparency and consistent deadlines for decisions.
Mar 5, 2021/Roundup
Three vaccines are now approved, and some states recognize PTs as eligible to administer them.
Jan 15, 2021/Resource
2021 brings numerous changes to Medicare regulation related to telehealth, the Physician Fee Schedule payment, NCCI edits, and the Quality Payment Program.
