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May 9, 2023/Report
Over the course of the public health emergency, APTA surveyed its members to monitor how the pandemic was affecting the physical therapy profession.
Dec 6, 2021/Open Access
If you want to catch up with Bette Horstman, PT, MEd, you're going to have to work around her bowling league schedules (she's in two different leagues, so it can get complicated) and possibly a hair appointment, not to mention her volunteer hours with a local VA hospital, her pro bono work in her hometown,
Jul 21, 2022/Issue Brief
This issue brief summarizes how the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule works and provides APTA's analysis of the impact on outpatient physical therapy for 2023.
Apr 19, 2024/Roundup
Five articles explore the feasibility of telerehabilitation and the factors that could lead to successful implementation.
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist, health policy and payment at APTA. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy. Before joining APTA in 2017, she was a practicing clinician for 35 years and involved in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation demonstration
May 1, 2016/Column
A clinical instructor identifies disturbing student behaviors.
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
Jul 22, 2022/News
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award-winning program continues to help educators hone their leadership skills.
Jun 23, 2020/News
The first lecture will occur at CSM 2021 in February, and the second will occur in September around APTA's Centennial Gala.
Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards and is required to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States.