Author Archives: WideNet

Preparing PT and PTA students, maintaining early-career engagement–it’s all coming to CSM. Source: APTA Feed CSM Delivers: Students and Early-Career PTs and PTAs

The 2019 CSM delivers information on pain science, opioid use among athletes, and more. Source: APTA Feed CSM Delivers: Pain Science and the Challenge of Opioids

Member engagement, financial operations, and involvement in the local community were all factors in the award. Source: APTA Feed APTA Named 'Best in Business'

Check out what physical therapy students at Brenau University are doing in this month’s “Good Stuff.” Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, October 2018

Physical therapy and occupational therapy do well in terms of medical necessity. But the coverage itself is inconsistent. Source: APTA Feed Study: Many Gaps Still Exist in Insurer Coverage of Nondrug Treatments for LBP

Reps called many of the prior authorization requirements “onerous and often unnecessary.” Source: APTA Feed US House Members Echo APTA, Coalition Members' Call for Reduced Use of Prior Authorization by Medicare Advantage Plans

Areas covered include outpatient therapy, skilled nursing facilities, home health services, hospital acute inpatient services, and more. Source: APTA Feed Updated MedPAC 'Payment Basics' Series Provides Medicare Payment System Overview

TKA patients were found to have a 15.2% rate of later misuse of opioids. Source: APTA Feed New Report Looks at Link Between Surgery-Related Opioid Prescriptions, Later Opioid Abuse

According to a 2016 study,  25% of Americans will have arthritis by 2040. Source: APTA Feed It's World Arthritis Day: 5 Great Resources

The announcement was made after APTA and other stakeholders pressed CMS to clear the air in order to end payment reductions or outright denials to PTs providing EMG and related diagnostic services. Source: APTA Feed APTA Advocacy for EMG, Other ...