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Nov 1, 2018/Feature
CMS has proposed changes to the 2019 physician fee schedule that would require eligible PTs to participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program next year. To prepare, PTs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.
Oct 1, 2018/Column
"Documenting value-based care" simply means painting a clear picture of the good things you're doing as a PT.
Aug 1, 2018/Column
The case for benching a problematic member.
Nov 1, 2018/Column
They're important in hockey. They're vital to empowerment in life.
It's paved with goals and plans, not just good intentions.
Sep 1, 2017/Feature
Research shows that the condition, once ridiculed as imaginary, is a true physiological disease. Here's what to look for, and how PTs are helping those who have it.
Diet and nutrition are key factors in managing many conditions that PTs treat and are part of PTs' scope of practice. Here are some insights from the growing number of clinicians who offer nutrition-related services.
Oct 1, 2017/Feature
Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. It may be quality of life. Employment opportunities. Regulatory and business friendliness. Or any of dozens of other features. Where you decide to practice depends on which factors mean the most to you. Here is PT in
Tara Jo Manal, PT, DPT, FAPTA, has no training whatsoever in construction, architecture, or interior design. She is, however, a seasoned physical therapist (PT), and she knows from experience how a physical therapy clinic should be built.
Oct 1, 2017/Column
A PTA has questions about a patient's best interest and a PT's motivation.