Author Archives: WideNet

January 27, 2015: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its first definitive set of timelines for a transition away from fee-for-service payment models in Medicare, and toward delivery and payment systems that APTA is helping ...

January 27, 2015: In one of the largest planned gifts ever received by the Foundation for Physical Therapy (Foundation), a longtime APTA member and her husband have bequeathed $1.58 million to fund physical therapy research that will help to transform ...

January 26, 2015: What do the costs of hip and knee surgery have in common with real estate prices? Apparently, it’s all about location, location, location. Source: APTA Feed Study Finds 'Extreme' Cost Variations Across Country for Hip, Knee Replacement ...

January 26, 2015: The first step in identifying early signs of knee osteoarthritis (OA) may be steps. Source: APTA Feed Pain While Using Stairs Could be First Sign of Knee OA

January 14, 2015: Applying evidence to patient care in home health physical therapy is crucial—but overcoming organizational, logistical, and even attitudinal barriers can be challenging. A new Google Hangout featured in the most recent PTNow blog could help physical therapists ...

January 23, 2015: Nondrug approaches to preserving bone mineral density (BMD) in women postmenopause can be effective—but only if the training includes high-impact or weight-bearing exercise in addition to progressive resistance training, according to a new meta-analysis of 24 studies. ...

January 20, 2015: With the health care landscape evolving into a system built around patient-centered, coordinated care, APTA believes that it’s time that insurance laws catch up to ensure that networks provide the kind of coverage that makes this transformation ...

January 23, 2015: A new survey has found that a majority of Americans are not only receptive to the idea of an online physician visit, but that 7% would actually switch from their current doctors in order to have access ...

January 23, 2015: New appraisals of 2 Orthopaedic Section clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are in, and both support the guidelines’ usefulness for physical therapists treating ankle sprain and adhesive capsulitis, according to the latest PTNow blog post. Source: APTA Feed ...

January 22, 2015: APTA’s public policy priorities (.pdf) for the next 2 years will bring new energy to some longstanding advocacy efforts, new focus on issues that are crucial to the profession, and new approaches to influencing decision-makers. Source: APTA ...