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Position Paper: Expanded Telehealth Access Act of 2023

Mar 22, 2024/Position Paper

This position paper outlines APTA's support of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act that would add PTs and PTAs in private practice, and facility-based outpatient therapy settings as permanent authorized providers of telehealth under the Medicare program.

Home Health Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of home health physical therapy.

PTs on Rehab's Leading Edge: Regenerative Medicine, Robotics, and Genomics

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

Physical therapists are playing key roles in innovative rehabilitation technologies.

Stroke, Part II: Examination and Evaluation

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Physical Therapist Management of Patients With or Recovering From COVID-19

Mar 1, 2023/Open Access

Access information and guidelines on COVID-19 based on national and international recommendations and guidelines.

APTA Women's Leadership Summit Is Coming, and You're Invited

Mar 20, 2024/Article

Join us in Kansas City in July for a day of connection, insight, and inspiration.

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the

Study Finds Disparities in Hospital-Based Therapy Received by ICU Patients

May 22, 2024/Review

Among Medicare patients, rurality, lower income, and lack of English proficiency were associated with therapy received while hospitalized.

Cultural Competence Resources: Race and Ethnicity

Jan 15, 2021/Article

A baseline for beginning to explore cultural competence as it relates to race and ethnicity.

APTA HQ Room Named for Visionaries Leon Anderson Jr., Lynda Woodruff

Aug 17, 2021/News

The Leon Anderson Jr. and Lynda Woodruff Black PT Heritage Room was made possible through an American Academy of Physical Therapy gift.