Category Archives: info

Good Stuff: PTs, PTAs, students, and the profession in the news. Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, May 2017

Many PTs will soon be able to provide continuity of care while they’re away from their patients. Source: APTA Feed 'Locum Tenens' for PTs Set to Begin in June

New Canadian pain treatment guidelines shift toward nondrug treatments. Source: APTA Feed New Canadian Guidelines Seek to Move Physicians Toward Nondrug Treatments for Pain

The Registry clears a big hurdle from CMS. Source: APTA Feed APTA Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry Is Qualified by CMS to Submit Quality Data

A strong recommendation against arthroscopy. Source: APTA Feed BMJ: Guideline Strongly Recommends Against Arthroscopy for 'Nearly All' Patients With Knee OA or Meniscal Tears

Alternative treatments exist. Alternative ethics don’t. Source: APTA Feed From PT in Motion: An Ethical Energy Crisis

A CMS letter on MIPS has some PTs scratching their heads. Source: APTA Feed CMS Letter About MIPS Doesn't Change PTs' Exempt Status

Rethinking rehab’s role in infectious disease responses. Source: APTA Feed Rethinking Rehab's Role in Infectious Disease Response: 'Narrow the Gap' Interview With Mike Landry

The AHCA is on its way to the Senate–and so is APTA’s opposition to the current bill. Source: APTA Feed House Passes Health Care Bill That Reduces Patient Access; APTA Takes its Message to the Senate

2016 APTA annual report is now available. See what we’ve been up to! Source: APTA Feed 2016 APTA Annual Report Posted