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Prior Authorization Win: CMS Finalizes Tighter Payer Rules

Jan 24, 2024/Review

The APTA-backed changes put needed guardrails on prior authorization processes.

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF), PROMIS PF

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

PROMIS PF is used as an outcome in research on the effectiveness of interventions.

State Advocacy Issues

Learn how APTA advances issues impacting our profession and patients at the state level.

APTA Staff Experts Discuss the Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Aug 6, 2024/Podcast

Wins, challenges, and APTA’s fight to fix the fee schedule.

Coronavirus Update: March 24

Mar 24, 2021/Roundup

Vaccine practice advisory, outcomes for MS patients, long COVID-19 news, and more.

Kate Gilliard, JD

Mar 14, 2022/Author

Kate Gilliard was director of Health Policy & Payment within APTA's Public Affairs Unit from Jan. 2022 to Mar. 2024. Before joining association staff in 2018 as a senior regulatory affairs specialist, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health

OMNI Exertion Scale, OMNI Picture System of Perceived Exertion (Adult OMNI Versions)

May 3, 2022/Test & Measure

The OMNI Picture System is a collection of category scales used for rating of perceived exertion (RPE).

Reporting Requirements: Improvement Activities

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The improvement activities performance category of MIPS measures participation in activities that improve clinical practice.

Reporting Requirements: Promoting Interoperability

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The promoting interoperability performance category of MIPS is intended to promote patient engagement and electronic exchange of information using certified electronic health record technology.

Locum Tenens Basics

Locum tenens allows a PT to bring in another licensed PT to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number.