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Study: Starting Physical Therapy on Surgery Day Tied to Shorter Hospital Stays

Dec 7, 2022/Review

Geriatric hip fracture surgery patients who started PT services on the day of surgery or one day later also had lower mortality.

APTA Payment Advocacy: Congress Must #FixMedicareNow

Oct 18, 2024/Article

APTA is pushing Congress to reform the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and improve payment in year-end legislation.

Primary Care

PTs are qualified to serve in primary care roles, but there are policy barriers.

APTA, AOTA, ASHA Alert Patients, Physicians to Misuse of SNF and HHA Payment Systems

May 15, 2020/News

APTA is taking concerns about PDPM and PDGM misapplication directly to physician and consumer groups.

Proposed Rules on Electronic Health Information Seek Better Patient Access, More Interoperability

Feb 11, 2019/News

With the release of proposed rules aimed at increasing the interoperability of electronic health information (EHI) among insurers and eliminating EHI "information blocking" practices, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sending a clear signal: it intends to move ahead with a push

360-Degree Turn Stand

Mar 14, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures postural stability during walking.

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Hip Disorders

Sep 25, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures lower extremity musculoskeletal function.

Therapy Associations Call on Congress and CMS to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts

Aug 4, 2020/Statement

CMS recommends significant payment reductions to more than three dozen health care provider groups for in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.

Roundup: Statehouses Buzzing With Physical Therapy Legislation

Mar 28, 2017/News

APTA has been working closely with its state chapters to advocate for the profession during a packed legislative year.

CSM Delivers: Technology and Physical Therapy

Oct 22, 2018/News

The 2019 APTA CSM, set for January 23-26 in downtown Washington, DC, includes multiple sessions that go beyond the wow factor of technology and gets to practical applications in the clinic.