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The Payment Squeeze in Postacute Care

Feb 1, 2018/Article

Last year, CMS proposed significant changes in the home health and skilled nursing settings, seeking to improve the value of payment in postacute care. PTs and PTAs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.

Nutrition: A Portion of PTs' Menu of Services

Sep 1, 2017/Feature

Diet and nutrition are key factors in managing many conditions that PTs treat and are part of PTs' scope of practice. Here are some insights from the growing number of clinicians who offer nutrition-related services.

What to Expect When They're Expecting: PTs Who Treat Patients During & After Pregnancy

Dec 1, 2017/Feature

Many women's health PTs treat patients during and after pregnancy. Here are some of the services they offer-and why they say it's important to spread the word to other health care professionals.

Follow the Leaders

Oct 1, 2017/Feature

APTA annually honors Emerging Leaders-PTs and PTAs who are making outstanding contributions to the field of physical therapy early in their careers. Here's what some of them have been doing.

Life-Cycle Costing: A Valuable Tool for Big-Ticket Purchases

Aug 1, 2017/Feature

Life-cycle costing involves identifying all the costs associated with owning an asset. Here's how PTs can apply it to their practices.

How to Develop an RFP

Aug 1, 2017/Feature

A request for proposal, or RFP, is a tool practices can use to make informed purchasing decisions.

Joint Decision

Aug 1, 2017/Column

Ethics In Practice: Joint Decision

There's a Word for What We Do

Aug 1, 2017/Column

It's made up, yet it's very real.

The Utilization Management Toolkit

Aug 1, 2017/Column

A new compendium of resources is designed to help PTs ensure patient-focused care while reducing health care costs.

Practicing in Multiple States May Get a Lot Easier

Mar 1, 2016/Feature

PTs and PTAs who want to practice in multiple states can face piles of paperwork, long delays, and significant expenses. An interstate licensure compact system soon may offer a solution.

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The Role of Health Promotion in Physical Therapy in California, New York, and Tennessee

May 31, 2004/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. As health care providers,

Pusher Syndrome

May 31, 2004/Letters to the Editor

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Lack of Association Between Pain-Related Fear of Movement and Exercise Capacity and Disability

Jul 31, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Patients who experience pain, a symptom of

The Role of Genetics and Environment in Lifting Force and Isometric Trunk Extensor Endurance

Jun 30, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Our understanding of what different back performance

Effects of Live, Videotaped, or Written Instruction on Learning an Upper-Extremity Exercise Program

Jun 30, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Today's health care environment encourages

The Changing Language of Disablement

Jan 31, 2005/Editor's Notes

Testing Functional Performance in People With Parkinson Disease

Jan 31, 2005/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. Although the Unified