Author Archives: WideNet

July 14, 2016: APTA’s #PTTransforms blog is now host to a new series that explores the divide between evidence and practice behaviors in the clinic. Source: APTA Feed New APTA Series Gets at the Gaps

July 13, 2016: “The Good Stuff” highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members. Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, July 2016

July 12, 2016: In response to pressure to do something about a growing backlog of Medicare appeals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule that it hopes will make the system more functional. Source: ...

July 12, 2016: A recently released Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) analysis took a look at adults across the US who reported meeting federal guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, divided both by demographics and occupational settings. ...

July 11, 2016: Want to reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates? Get a physical therapist (PT) involved in making rounds with the discharge team, according to authors of a new preliminary study. Source: APTA Feed From PTJ: Preliminary Study Makes the ...

July 8, 2016: CMS is giving PTs their first glimpse of a coding system that acknowledges varying levels of complexity in evaluations—though, for now, there is no difference in payment rates among those levels, and no changes from 2016 rates. ...

July 7, 2016: CMS has issued its proposed rule for the 2017 outpatient prospective payment system. Here are a few highlights. Source: APTA Feed CMS Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Addresses Opioids, Hospital-Owned Off-Campus Facilities

July 7, 2016: Corvallis, Oregon-based Samaritan Health has announced that it has removed its prior authorization requirements and session limits for patients seeking physical therapy to treat pain. Source: APTA Feed Oregon Insurer Makes It Easier to #ChoosePT

July 6, 2016: A new study says that when it comes to physical therapist (PT) of adolescent athletes with acute spondylolysis, the sooner the better (within reason). Source: APTA Feed Decreasing Rest Time Before Starting Physical Therapy Could Hasten Return-to-Play ...

July 4, 2016: The association’s flagship site for evidence-based practice resources continues to expand in ways that help PTs and PTAs easily find the information they need. Source: APTA Feed New at PT Now: THA Summary, Pain Resources, Clinical Case ...