Author Archives: WideNet

The bill could help physical therapy academic programs increase student diversity. Source: APTA Feed US House Approves Bill to Help Fund Greater Diversity in PT, Other Health Care Education Programs

Researchers say the trends are “counterintuitive.” Source: APTA Feed Study: Despite Guidelines for OA, Rates of Physician Referral to Physical Therapy Remained Low, Orthopedic Surgeon Narcotic Prescriptions Increased between 2007 and 2015

A lot of great fellowships and scholarships out there right now. Source: APTA Feed Foundation, CoHSTAR Offer Fellowship and Scholarship Opportunities

Quick takes and flowcharts on how the payment systems are organized. Source: APTA Feed MedPAC Updates its Medicare 'Payment Basics' Series

If you haven’t transitioned to Medicare’s new patient identifier system, you need to make the switch by December 31. Source: APTA Feed New Medicare ID System Goes Fully Operational on January 1, 2020

Authors believe addressing unnecessary waste could reduce total health care expenditures by 25%. Source: APTA Feed JAMA: Easing Administrative Complexity, Eliminating Low-Value Care Among Ways to Reduce Health Care Waste and Lower Expenditures

Falls prevention programs aren’t being used widely enough according to the Senate committee. Source: APTA Feed Senate Report Calls for More Emphasis on Falls Prevention

“A drug with a similar benefit profile would likely be prescribed broadly.” Source: APTA Feed Roundtable: Exercise Could 'Transform' Cancer Treatment, Prevention

An APTA member who manages to work in a marathon relay on his wedding day, and lots more in this month’s “Good Stuff.” Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, October 2019

“These proposals contain some sensible, much-needed provisions but may not go far enough in promoting fairness and patient choice.” Source: APTA Feed CMS, HHS Propose More Exceptions to, Safe Harbors in Self-Referral Law