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Integrity in Practice

(Source: Center for Integrity in Practice, APTA)

True or False?

A late entry to documentation in a patient’s record is acceptable as long as it is predated for the episode of care and signed by the person making the change.

Answer: FALSE

What you don’t know CAN hurt you!

Didn’t have time to read that last Medicare bulletin? Everyone … Read full post

Navigating the Payment Maze: Reducing Denials and Minimizing Risks

In this comprehensive course, you’ll connect the importance of the patient/client management model to your documentation and the codes you select to communicate and report patient interventions. From start to finish, the team of experts will share the latest information on effectively and efficiently communicating (or documenting) skilled interventions, coding for physical therapy services, current physical therapy payment policy, and … Read full post

CSM 2016 Proposals Due March 4

The 18 specialty Sections of APTA are seeking proposal submissions for the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), scheduled for February 17-20, 2016, in Anaheim, California. Proposals for 2-hour education sessions and 1 or 2 day preconference courses are now being accepted. Visit the CSM submission webpage for detailed information and a link to the online submission site. The proposal submission deadline … Read full post

Benefits of a Physical Therapist

(Source: MoveForwardPT.com)

Physical therapists examine, evaluate, and treat patients who have conditions such as back pain, neck pain, burns, wounds, osteoporosis, developmental disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, and countless other conditions affecting an individual’s ability to move freely and without pain.

Physical therapists are evidence-based health care professionals who offer cost-effective treatment that helps improve motion and relieve pain. Highly

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Delaware Core Ambassadors: An Introduction

Did you know that each state chapter of APTA is assigned a Core Ambassador?  Core Ambassadors (CAs) are the primary links between students in each state and the Student Assembly Board of Directors (SABoD).

The purpose of the Core Ambassador position is to work with the Student Assembly Board of Directors (SABod) of the American Physical Therapy Association to promote … Read full post

Swedish Study Says ‘Gendered Communication’ Contributes to Bias in Physical Therapy Referrals

(Source: PT in Motion)

A study from Sweden has found that, at least for 1 hospital in that country, multidisciplinary health care teams are more likely to refer men with chronic pain for physical therapy than they are women. Getting at the reasons for the apparent gender bias, however, isn’t easy without more research.

In a paper e-published ahead … Read full post