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Aug 1, 2019/Magazine

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Fighting Medicare Fraud and Abuse

Mar 1, 2015/Column

Expanded authority to deny enrollment and revoke billing privileges are among CMS's new tools. Here's what PTs need to know.

Position Paper | Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

May 2, 2025/Position Paper

The American Physical Therapy Association supports H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House by Reps. Greg Muphy, MD, R-N.C., and Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. H.R. 879 would eliminate the 2.8% Medicare payment

Definitions: Fraud, Abuse, and Waste

Aug 3, 2020/Article

Review and understand the key terms of health care fraud, abuse, and waste to prevent and mitigate risks in your practice.

Elements of Documentation Within the Patient-Client Management Model

Jun 28, 2024/Article

The main documentation elements are: initial examination and evaluation, visit, reexamination, and conclusion of episode of care summary.

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for Annual Checkup

Oct 13, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures gait and aerobic capacity.

Audit-C Questionnaire

May 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Identifies people who are hazardous drinkers or who have active alcohol use disorders, including alcohol abuse or dependence.

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Apr 1, 2022/CPG

This guideline from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America provides recommendations related to the management of patients with heart failure.

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma: Nonoperative Care

Jan 1, 2019/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to the use of external bracing for patients (neurologically intact) with thoracic or lumbar burst fractures.

Documentation: Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summary

Discharge documentation should include the reason for the episode conclusion, the date of the episode conclusion, and an relevant objective or subjective information related to the patient's status. Some federal and non-federal payers governmental bodies and payors may require a discharge note for the