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Feb 25, 2020/News
CMS says that PTs and PTAs with Physical Therapy Compact privileges are considered valid license-holders for purposes of meeting Medicare licensure requirements.
Mar 6, 2020/News
TRICARE calls TENS "no more effective than placebo" and labels dry needling for LBP "unproven."
Mar 11, 2020/News
It isn't really payment for services — it's a tactic that makes it easy for you to unwittingly agree to join a provider network.
Jan 29, 2020/News
Details are still emerging around exactly how CMS intends to walk back a decision to change coding methodologies that prevented PTs from billing an evaluation performed on the same day as therapeutic activities and/or group therapy activities. But we know a little more now: namely, that the decision
Apr 10, 2020/News
It can't be stressed enough: Individual states are the decision-makers around much of what PTs and PTAs can and can't do in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These regularly updated resources can help you make fact-based practice decisions.
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.
Apr 22, 2020/News
HHS continues to shed light on how providers can know if they're receiving money as it eases concerns about who qualifies.
Apr 9, 2020/News
CDC calls for consistent employer efforts to pre-screen, monitor, disinfect, and support the use of masks and other PPE.
Details are in short supply, but in a recent communication with APTA, CMS seems to say that a PT's evaluation or treatment visit via real-time video, if delivered to a patient in a different room of the same building, could be billed as in-person services.
Apr 21, 2020/News
April 20: APTA Recommended Resources on Physical Therapy and COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting Information around physical therapy and COVID-19 continues to evolve. Here's a recap of resources APTA has developed to help outpatient practices. In the Media April 20: These Occupations Have the Highest
