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APTA Continues Strategic Investments to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

May 8, 2020/News

A new standing committee and staff position align with expanded fundraising efforts to advance this strategic plan objective.

Physical Therapy and COVID-19 in the Media: Seven Worthwhile Reads

Apr 28, 2020/News

The challenges of providing physical therapy during a pandemic haven't escaped the media's attention. Here are six stories on how the profession is responding — and one exploration of what could soon be a huge issue for PTs and PTAs.

Ernest A. Burch Jr. Dies at 91

May 11, 2020/News

The former APTA vice president helped lead the way in the establishment of autonomous physical therapist practice in Maryland.

APTA Advisory: PTA, OTA Home Health Maintenance Therapy Codes Released for Use Beginning in October

May 4, 2020/News

CMS MACs now have the G-Codes to allow HHAs to record the change that began on January 1. But don’t use them yet.

FSBPT to Host Webinar on NPTE Amid COVID-19

May 11, 2020/News

Testing center closures are preventing administration of the National Physical Therapy Examination.

APTA Advisory: Providers Given More Time to Comply With Relief Money Requirements

May 8, 2020/News

Providers now have 45 days to sign the required attestation instead of 30.

Education Leadership Partnership Annual Report Now Available

May 12, 2020/News

The review reflects the evolution of a comprehensive, collaborative approach to physical therapy education issues. 

Study: Physical Therapy Beats Steroid Injections for Treatment of Knee OA

Apr 9, 2020/Review

The results also hint at the possibility that benefits of physical therapy for knee OA may be more long-lasting than earlier believed.

HHS Deposits Money Into Some Providers' Bank Accounts

Apr 10, 2020/News

A $30 billion emergency relief package began rolling out on April 10, making direct deposits into provider and facility accounts based on 2019 Medicare billing.

CDC Issues Recommendations on Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19

Apr 9, 2020/News

CDC calls for consistent employer efforts to pre-screen, monitor, disinfect, and support the use of masks and other PPE.