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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 22, 2022/Perspective
The importance of measuring and monitoring vitals has become even more relevant in the wake of the pandemic.
Apr 5, 2021/Open Access
APTA is raising awareness about debt burden and providing support through the APTA Financial Solutions Center.
Mar 5, 2021/Roundup
Three vaccines are now approved, and some states recognize PTs as eligible to administer them.
Apr 21, 2021/Perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unique challenges to all PTs, but especially those that work in the school-based setting.
May 5, 2021/Article
As with other documentation of PT services, you must show the need for the care you provide and equipment you recommend.
Jul 9, 2021/Review
Post-COVID-19 patients referred to rehab report poorer overall health and greater functional limitations at baseline.
Jul 27, 2021/Roundup
APTA "leading the way," COVID-19 effects in children, long-term changes in heart rate post-infection, and more.
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.
Apr 1, 2018/Column
When it comes to wellness, advice is easy to give but best withheld.
