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Providers Get Another Chance at MIPS Reporting Relief

Feb 26, 2021/News

CMS has reopened a window for an exceptions process that allows clinicians to reweight MIPS categories for the 2020 performance year.

Major Student Debt Relief Window Closes Oct. 31

Oct 18, 2022/News

Providers and others who work in the public sector could qualify for a program that can reduce or even eliminate loan repayment burdens.

Aetna Update: Telehealth Payment Change Doesn't Apply to Commercial Plans

Jan 23, 2024/News

The insurer says only employer-sponsored plans are affected by its late 2023 decision to stop payment on telehealth-related codes.

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to Open Scholarship Applications Oct. 4

Sep 22, 2023/News

The program supports post-professional doctoral students both prior to and post-candidacy.

Updated UHC Language Confirms Policy Change on Documenting Treatment Time

Jul 31, 2024/News

The latest update comes after clarifications the insurer released last year following a set of initially burdensome policy expansions.

Three Takeaways From the BCBSA Antitrust Settlement

Oct 21, 2024/News

The $2.8 billion record payment is only part of the news; company-wide changes to all the Blue plans will benefit providers, including PTs.

PTJ Author Interview: Understanding Barriers to Clinical Practice Guideline Use

Jul 15, 2025/Podcast

Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Matthew Schumacher, PT, DPT, DSc, Kyle Cottone, PT, DPT, DSc, and Laura Siviter, PT, DPT, DSc, about their recently published study, which identified six themes related to barriers to clinical practice guideline implementation for low back

Health Information Technology and Patient Privacy

PTs and PTAs need to have a solid understanding of health IT privacy laws and regulations, as well as policies designed to improve patient access to their own records. This includes HIPAA as well as requirements related to information blocking and interoperability.

About PT and PTA Licensure

Licensure is required in order to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States. Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards.

Becoming a Physical Therapist

Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.