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CSM Delivers: Practice Tips

Oct 24, 2018/News

The 2019 APTA CSM, set for January 23-26 in downtown Washington, DC, offers sessions that will challenge you to learn something new that you can apply to your practice right now.

Get Involved: Flash Action September 26-27 Will Focus on Physical Therapy's Role in Pain Management

Sep 25, 2018/News

The innovative concentrated advocacy effort will use the APTA Legislative Action Center to contact members of Congress to press for better patient access to nonopioid pain treatments including physical therapy.

CMS: Potential Flexibility for Hospital Outpatient Department PTs and PTAs in Care Delivery; PTAs can Furnish Telehealth in Private Prac...

May 6, 2020/News

CMS representatives say hospitals could opt for a process to designate outpatients' homes as "temporary expansion locations" to allow for remote care.

PTAs, Direct Access, Plans of Care, and More: APTA and Components Press for Changes

Jan 31, 2020/News

Here's how CMS could truly put "patients over paperwork."

Telehealth in Physical Therapy in Light of COVID-19

Mar 16, 2020/News

The coronavirus pandemic demands that health care providers rethink how they deliver care in ways that reduce risk of further spreading infection. The use of telehealth is one approach that can help keep both patients and providers safe, but PTs and PTAs need to understand the current regulatory and

NCCI Code Edits: Your Questions Answered

Jan 16, 2020/News

Background: A surprise coding change issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) caused an uproar in the physical therapy community earlier in January, and for good reason: The new requirements state that CMS won't reimburse for certain activity and evaluation codes if they're used

APTA to Congress: Now's the Time to Support Providers, Protect Patients, Expand Telehealth, and Make Lasting Changes

Apr 17, 2020/News

APTA is urging lawmakers to look at both short- and long-term solutions.

Lawmakers Want Answers From CMS on Planned 2021 Payment Cuts

Feb 5, 2020/News

Congress wants answers related to CMS plans to cut payment in 2021.

Time to Act: Surprise Coding Complication Ignores Realities of PT Practice and Must be Changed

Jan 2, 2020/News

  NOTE: While comments to this story are welcome, if you want to add your voice to the advocacy effort, please follow the "what you can do" instructions in the last paragraph to contact the NCCI contractor directly. Thanks!    The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled an unwelcome

We Have a Winner: ONE by ONE Member Recruitment Effort's Prizewinner List Continues to Grow

Jan 15, 2020/News

Heather Prather, PT, DPT, says APTA membership gives her the information and peer connections she needs to thrive in her profession. And she must make a pretty compelling case, at least as far as new APTA member Erin Brannan, PTA, is concerned. Prather is the latest prize-drawing winner in APTA's ONE