May 1, 2026/Resource

Locum tenens allows a PT to bring in another licensed PT to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number.

Federal regulations are in place to guard against providers intentionally interfering with or discouraging patient access to electronic health information. This page helps you understand the term and evaluate your practice for risk.

APTA provides its interpretation of the one-on-one and group codes, using patient care scenarios and an analysis of the proper coding for them. Although these scenarios have been submitted to CMS, APTA has received no response from the agency as to its agreement or disagreement with APTA's interpretations.

Will in-network patients continue to visit your practice if you implement and out-of-network model? Here are some things to consider.

When billing most third parties for physical therapist services, CPT codes are needed to describe the services that were rendered.

Over the years there has been much confusion over the coding of minutes when billing private payers. APTA recommends billing be consistent to all payers.

Solid documentation can demonstrate that you met or exceeded the standard care and can help you mitigate your risks.

The term “cash practice” can be confusing because it is often used to describe a variety of physical therapy business models.

The programs listed provide only postprofessional doctoral (i.e., PhD, ScD) graduate educational and research opportunities for PTs. The degrees offered are housed in institutions that either have PT degree programs or are associated with a PT degree program.