Category Archives: info

Good news about APTA members and the physical therapy profession. Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, November, 2016

Some ACOs are beginning to do something about patient needs around housing, transportation, and food insecurity. Source: APTA Feed ACOs Beginning to Take Creative Steps to Address Nonmedical Needs – But Can Those Steps Be Expanded?

  Their opinion is straightforward: “People with DPN should be encouraged to maintain and even increase weight-bearing activities, rather than avoid them.” Source: APTA Feed From PTJ: Time for a 'Paradigm Shift' in Treatment of Patients With DPN

Cervical traction for neck pain: popular among PTs, but why? Source: APTA Feed Survey Results Reveal Traction Popular Among PTs Treating Neck Pain

Get the facts on the 2017 physician fee schedule. Source: APTA Feed Get the Facts on the 2017 Fee Schedule

Ultrasound devices for healing tibial fractures are ineffective, say researchers. Source: APTA Feed Study: Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Ineffective in Speeding Recovery From Tibial Fractures

A new recommendation says it takes at least 26 hours of intensive behavioral interventions to make a difference for children with obesity. Source: APTA Feed Draft Recommendation: Children With Obesity Require at Least 26 Hours of 'Intensive Behavioral Interventions'

Outcome measure recommendations for SCI are a mixed bag. Source: APTA Feed From PTJ: Selecting the Right SCI Outcome Measure Sometimes a Matter of Clinical Judgment

The final 2017 fee schedule keeps the proposed 3-tiered coding system, but some new developments add a few positive elements to the picture. Source: APTA Feed Final Fee Schedule Maintains Tiered CPT Coding System, No Tiers in Payment – With ...

Final phase of cuts is a part of the 2017 rule on home health. Source: APTA Feed Final Home Health Rule Includes 0 Million Reduction, Changes to Outlier Payment Method