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Peer Review

Nov 5, 2019/Article

Peer review is a system by which peers with similar areas of expertise and licensure assess the care of a provider, using accepted practice standards and guidelines.

National Physical Therapy Month Is Here

Oct 1, 2024/Article

Access dozens of marketing assets to communicate the benefits of physical therapy for falls prevention this October.

Viewpoints

Jul 1, 2018/Magazine

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Local Coverage Determinations Under Medicare

Sep 1, 2017/Column

Here's what PTs and PTAs should know about the process.

New Pediatric mTBI Guidelines from CDC Take Comprehensive Approach

Sep 5, 2018/Review

The CDC has issued what it says are the first-ever comprehensive clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pediatric TBI.

Final 2026 Home Health Rule: CMS Reduces Impact of PDGM Cut

Dec 9, 2025/Article

In this review: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, etc. Effective date: Jan. 1, 2026 CMS fact sheet The Big Picture In its final 2026 payment rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delivers a cut to home health agency reimbursement

Study: PTs, Family Physicians Similar in Knowledge of LBP Management

Dec 10, 2018/Review

When it comes to management of low back pain, PTs know just as much—and sometimes more—than the family practice physicians who often are sought for primary care.

Survey Finds 'Considerable Variation' in Postsurgery ACL Rehab

Nov 7, 2018/Review

While guidelines exist for rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, there remains "a large degree of variation in rehabilitation progression."

New National Academies Report on Pain Management and Opioids Recommends More Public Education, Reimbursement Models Supporting Nondrug…

Jul 18, 2017/News

Recommendations in a new National Academies report on pain management include the need to support nonpharmacologic approaches to pain treatment through better reimbursement models, and the necessity of continued efforts to educate the public on effective alternatives to opioids.

Proposed CMS Home Health Rule Includes Major Change to Payment System

Jul 3, 2018/News

CMS issued a proposed rule for home health payment that resurrects elements for an entirely new payment methodology by, among other changes, shifting care from 60-day to 30-day episodes and removing therapy service-use thresholds from case-mix parameters.