February 2008

Features

• Stepping In: Traveling PTs

  Traveler PTs play an important role at health care facilities nationwide. For these professions, life on the road is often rewarding. But it also comes with challenges.

• What is Your Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic Worth?

  At some point, most every physical therapist (PT) business owner will ask: “What is my business worth?” A variety of methods can be used to determine the value of a business. Some are based on the assets of the business. Others are based on earnings, profitability, dividends, or cash flow.

• Preview 2020: Highlights

  Check out highlights from APTA's Preview 2020 Conference held November 16-18, 2007, in Phoenix, AZ.

Columns and Departments

• Career Coach: Livin' the Dream

  You just need to seek it out.

• Ethics in Action: Reimbursement Matters: Analysis

  An examination of ethical scenarios presented in recent columns.

• Government Affairs: Medicare 2008: Change is Here

  The final rule includes many federal policy revisions.

• Inside PT: Explorations

  As physical therapy moves toward Vision 2020 and becomes an autonomous profession, a growing number of physical therapists (PTs) are exploring new areas of activity.

• PTA Viewpoint: From PTA to PT

  The challenges and lures of transition.

• This Is Why: A Tide of Mentors in Alabama

  It started with a football-loving grandmother.

• Foundation News

  Foundation Announces New Phase Of Major Gifts Campaign

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