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Humana Lifts Prior Authorization Requirements for Physical Therapist Services

Dec 28, 2017/News

In a move strongly supported by APTA, the insurer lifted the prior authorization requirement for outpatient physical therapy.

Interactive Map From CMS Lays Out PT and OT Market Saturation

Feb 27, 2017/News

The maps reflect a 12-month study period, the most recent running from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

From PT in Motion Magazine: The Role of PTs and PTAs in Healthy Aging

Feb 20, 2017/News

The issue explores the reasons PTs and PTAs are the ideal health care providers to help the public understand how the aging process works.

Speak Out on Proposed Orthotics and Prosthetics Rule: Here's How

Feb 26, 2017/News

APTA is making it easy for members to let CMS know what they think.

Viewpoints

Aug 1, 2021/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and answers to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

Professional Pulse

May 9, 2020/Magazine

APTA Leading the Way; PTJ Editors Choice; Student Focus; APTA Member Value

MIPS Scoring and Payment Adjustments

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

Note: Resource originally created Dec. 22, 2020 and updated on Feb. 27, 2024. Weighting Each of the four MIPS categories — quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost — is weighted to determine how much influence it has on a clinician's final score. The weights of each category

Serving Our Communities. It's What We Do.

May 15, 2017/Perspective

Treating populations in need opens your eyes to new viewpoints of the health care system.

Failure to Communicate Can Leave You Between a Rock and a Hard Place

May 18, 2017/Article

A dominant theme across health care is the strong desire by the consumer to feel heard and understood.

Jealousy, a Well-Known But Unspoken Part of Physical Therapy School

Jul 24, 2017/Perspective

Comparing grades, clinical experiences, and overall knowledge is not how we're going to be the best student or best clinician.