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APTA President's Message | Advancing Our Payment, Together

Apr 1, 2026/Column

Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.

President's Note | What It Means to Be Your Professional Home

Jun 1, 2026/Column

In this issue of APTA Magazine, we focus on the second pillar of APTA's Strategic Framework for 2030: Empowering Our Members. The goal of this pillar? To provide a professional home for all PTs and PTAs. This is not an abstract goal. It's a daily practice — one that shows up in how we listen, how we

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

CJR is a payment model being tested for episodes of care related to total knee and total hip replacements (MS-DRG 469 and 470) under Medicare. One track of the CJR model qualifies as an Advanced APM under QPP.

Built by Our Community, Designed for Our Future: Inside APTA’s Strategic Framework for 2030

Feb 1, 2026/Article

Beginning in 2026, APTA is launching a new strategic framework, focused on the pillars of advancing payment, empowering members, and evolving practice. Learn how this will chart the profession's future course, what it means for you, and how you can get involved. When APTA began planning its new Strategic

Turning Evidence Into Everyday Practice: Inside APTA’s CPG Library

Feb 1, 2026/Article

How rigorous research powers this practical resource to help clinicians with confident decision-making.

Defining Moment | From Nonclinical to Clinical and Back Again

Oct 1, 2025/Column

One PT reflects on a career shaped by unexpected turns, personal discovery, and the enduring impact of patient care.

A New Code of Ethics: A Milestone for the Physical Therapy Profession

Feb 1, 2026/Feature

Ethical decision-making in health care is being tested as never before. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are navigating pressures from technology, productivity metrics, payer constraints, and shifting patient expectations.

Success Story | From Data to Action: Reducing Hold Status Overutilization

Oct 1, 2025/Success Story

Examining hold status uncovered planning gaps, leading to better communication and outcomes for one organization.

Clarity, Courage, Commitment: Reframing Equity Work

Oct 1, 2025/Feature

During the 2025 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture, Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, urged PTs and PTAs to reframe their equity work.

Student Focus | APTA Oncology

Aug 1, 2025/Column

Thailey Leak, SPT, interviews Chris Wilson, PT, DPT, DScPT, president of APTA Oncology, about what it takes to succeed in this rewarding specialty.