Category Archives: info

From PTJ: pediatric falls prevention. Source: APTA Feed From PTJ: Pediatric Rehab Unit Takes First Steps Toward Falls Prevention

Thoughts on National Physical Therapy Month from the APTA President. Source: APTA Feed Countdown to National Physical Therapy Month

Participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)? You can now check on your 2015 reporting results, and find out if those results mean you’re subject to any payment adjustments for 2017. Source: APTA Feed Now Available: Your 2015 PQRS ...

CMS will be requiring more specific ICD-10 coding starting October 1. Source: APTA Feed Changes to ICD-10 Take Effect Oct 1

The cost of the opioid epidemic in dollars and lives. A roundup of recent news. Source: APTA Feed Latest News Reports Touch on Cost, Politics of Opioid Epidemic

Two-thirds of US high schoolers aren’t getting enough phys ed classes. Source: APTA Feed Fewer Than a Third of HS Students Receaive Recommended Amount of Phys Ed

Payment reform: a few tips on getting up to speed. Source: APTA Feed Summer's Over, but Payment Reform is Just Beginning: Tips on Getting Up to Speed

Understand compliance, and how to handle noncompliance. Source: APTA Feed Fraud Settlements Worth More Than Million Underscore Relevance of New Compliance Resource

Researchers examine the climbing ED visit rates for youth soccer-related injuries. Source: APTA Feed ED Visit Rates for Youth Soccer-Related Injuries Climb by More Than 100% in 25 Years

APTA forums hammered home the fact that in many ways, the future of health care has arrived. Source: APTA Feed State Policy, Insurers Forums: The Future of Health Care – And Payment – Has Arrived. Are You Ready?