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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

October 11, 2019: Nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States has arthritis—some 54 million people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chances are more than good that many of your patients and clients are ...