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Cookin' Up Something Better

Mar 1, 2018/Article

Identifying the ingredients of success.

Payment Win: CMS Reverses Most of Its Damaging Coding Edits, More Details to Come

Jan 24, 2020/News

APTA and its members engaged in extensive advocacy efforts to convince CMS to rethink its decision.

Coronavirus Reports: What We Know, and What We Don't

Mar 3, 2020/Roundup

A roundup of what was being reported by public health and infectious disease experts at the time.

Study: Home Health Physical Therapy Improves Abilities of Individuals With Dementia

Jan 28, 2020/Review

No physical therapy was linked to a 60% probability of ADL improvement; probability rose to 75% for patients receiving any physical therapy.

New TRICARE Rule Allows for Telephone-Delivered Services, Drops Copays

May 11, 2020/Review

An interim rule that allows for the use of audio-only remote services for office visit.

Win: CMS Backs off Changes That Got in the Way of Common Code Pairings

Apr 21, 2020/News

Life just got a little easier for PTs dealing with CMS National Correct Coding Initiative edits.

CMS Issues COVID-19 Guidance on Infection Control, Protective Equipment

Mar 11, 2020/Roundup

Guidance for HHAs, SNFs, hospices, and more.

APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry Again Receives QCDR Designation for MIPS Reporting, Adds New Measures

Jan 21, 2020/News

APTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry has been approved for the fourth year in a row by CMS as a qualified clinical data registry.

2020 Federal Advocacy Forum Coming March 29; Registration Open Through March 16

Jan 17, 2020/News

While 2019 saw some real advocacy achievements for the physical therapy profession, the year also brought challenges to tackle in 2020 — not the least of which is the proposal by Medicare to cut reimbursement to physical therapy in 2021. And with APTA's fight against the cut already in motion, the 2020

CMS Coding Reversal Update: Providers Can Start Checking in With MACs

Feb 6, 2020/News

MACS have been notified of CMS' decision to reverse coding methodology provisions that prevented PTs from using some common billing combinations.