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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
Dec 19, 2019/News
When more than a million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop and celebrate the beginning of 2020, APTA's ChoosePT message will be there with them. APTA has launched digital billboard advertising in Times Square that will run not only on New Year's Eve but through the end of March 2020.
Dec 20, 2019/News
APTA and two other organizations are urging HHAs to keep patient access front-and-center and avoid "unnecessary staffing changes."
Jan 10, 2020/News
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) has named former APTA President Paul Rockar Jr., PT, DPT, MS, as its president. Rockar, who served as a foundation trustee for three years prior, assumed his new role on January 1, 2020. Rockar is a well-known figure in the physical therapy profession,
Dec 18, 2019/News
APTA is developing a new clinical practice guideline (CPG) on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and your help is needed. The CPG is now in the public review phase of its development, and APTA is asking for public comment. But hurry—deadline for comments is January 3, 2020. Funded entirely by APTA, the draft
May 11, 2018/News
The VA is following through on a proposal to dramatically expand the use of telehealth services across state lines for VA beneficiaries.
May 21, 2018/News
APTA contributed to an effort that may help shed light on an often-overlooked facet of the opioid crisis.
Jun 25, 2018/Review
In 2017, an estimated 15% of high school students experienced 1 or more concussions, and 6% experienced 2 or more.
Mar 14, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Mar 21, 2018/Review
Adding trigger point dry needling to an exercise program for patients with chronic shoulder pain may be more cost-effective than exercise alone, according to a recent clinical trial.