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Improving Direct Access at the State Level

Feb 12, 2020/Article

PTs have all the training and skills necessary to provide diagnosis and treatment without a physician’s referral and without arbitrary restrictions.

Direct Access and Medicare in Hospital-Based Outpatient Settings

May 3, 2020/Article

CMS has specific regulations that impact direct access services in hospital-based outpatient settings.

Direct Access and Medicare

May 4, 2020/Article

Medicare beneficiaries can go directly to physical therapists without a referral or visit to a physician.

2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Oct 21, 2024/CPG

WHO Guidelines on Meningitis Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care

Apr 10, 2025/CPG

This guideline from the World Health Organization provides evidence-based recommendations for the clinical management of children and adults with community-acquired meningitis, including acute and long-term care.

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity

Feb 1, 2023/CPG

This guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics provides pediatricians and other pediatric health care providers with key action statements and consensus recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents (aged 2-18) with obesity.

Hearing Screens

Nov 4, 2024/Test & Measure

Various patient-reported and clinician-administered tools can screen individuals for auditory impairment.

Summary of Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bell's Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Palsy) – 2023 Update Edited by the Japan Society of Facial Nerve Research

Oct 1, 2024/CPG

2022 John H.P. Maley Lecture by Susan Whitney

Aug 14, 2022/Video

Susan Whitney, PT, PhD, FAPTA, delivered the 27th John H. P. Maley Lecture, titled "Exercise Is Our Medicine."

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline

Jun 10, 2024/CPG

This clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides the best evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of acute isolated meniscal pathology.