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Feb 11, 2019/Perspective
I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for APTA.
Feb 11, 2019/Article
16,000+ PTs, PTAs, and students made their way to Washington, DC for Combined Sections Meeting 2019 last week. To give students an idea of who was there and of the hot topics being discussed, Kyle Stapleton, SPT, Director of Communications, APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors, sat down with experts
Dec 13, 2017/News
The degree to which the "big 5" private health insurers have come to rely on Medicare and Medicaid for their revenues may be the key to increasing their involvement in the ACA's individual marketplaces, according to authors of a new analysis in Health Affairs.
Dec 11, 2017/News
APTA’s Board adopted multiple motions related to the pursuit of best practice in clinical education at their Nov. meeting. The motions were the result of recommendations from a task force appointed to respond to a 2014 charge from APTA’s House to investigate the future of physical therapist education
Dec 15, 2017/News
Playing active computer games (ACGs) may increase older adults’ physical activity, but authors of a recent article published in PTJ say that current data provide "little confidence" that such activity improves physical health or cognition.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Want to focus on all the good you can do for people without the burden of having that "PT" designation after your name? How about just dropping the title and calling yourself something else? Simple answer: it doesn't work that way.
Jan 22, 2018/News
After an approximate 36-hour shutdown, the US government is back in business, which means the push is on to get a permanent repeal of the Medicare therapy cap over the finish line.
Jan 10, 2018/Review
Office workers with neck pain may benefit from workplace-based strengthening exercises, especially those focused on the neck and shoulder.
Jan 12, 2018/News
APTA's Registry has been approved again by CMS as a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR). The designation for 2018 means that PTs who participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program can submit their data directly from the Registry.
Jan 19, 2018/News
6 major health industry groups issued a consensus statement outlining 5 ways the health care system could "improve the [prior authorization] process, promote quality and affordable health care, and reduce unnecessary burdens."
