Analysis: Increased Use of Physical Therapy Among Medicare Patients Prone to Falls Could Reduce Healthcare Spending by $10 Billion
Amid epidemic of falls, report shows Medicare beneficiaries who received physical therapy after a fall were 50% less likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized Washington, D.C. ––…
APTQI Welcomes Performance Health
Performance Health joins APTQI’s New Vendor Affiliate Membership Program WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) is pleased to announce Performance Health as its inaugural vendor…
APTQI Commends Re-Introduction of Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Bipartisan legislation aims to permanently allow virtual access to therapy for Medicare beneficiaries Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) applauds the reintroduction of the…
Arizona Daily Star
Access to Physical Therapy Vital for Aging Arizonians
Physical therapy is a cost-effective, patient-preferred option to prevent and treat pain without medication. It is clinically proven to improve strength, function, and mobility, especially for seniors as they age….
McKnights Long-Term Care News
Telehealth and rehab with end of PHE
Regulation is always clear and easy to comprehend. Laughable, right? What often happens when new rules and regulations are proposed or finalized is that there is a flurry of activity…
Inside Health Policy
CMS: Therapists In SNFs, HHAs And Rehab Agencies Can Continue Telehealth Indefinitely
Pivoting from guidance issued in the weeks leading up to the end of the PHE, CMS clarified in an FAQ Friday (May 19) that eligible distant site therapists can continue…
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Therapists anxious without CMS guidance on telehealth coverage post-PHE
Therapy groups serving long-term care and other institutional providers were left hanging Thursday as the public health emergency officially lapsed and federal regulators still had not given clarification on whether…
Statement on Medicare Beneficiary Access to Therapy Telehealth Services After the Public Health Emergency Expires
Providers and rehabilitation professionals are calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide clarification of beneficiary access to physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services…
APTQI Welcomes Therapy Partners Group
Therapy Partners Group Expands APTQI’s Advocacy Footprint Across 7 States WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) is pleased to announce Therapy Partners Group (TPG) as…
PR Newswire
Rizing Tide Foundation Celebrates $15K Donation and New Scholarships
Rizing Tide, a foundation dedicated to broadening the reach, impact and accessibility of physical therapists by advancing racial diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy (PT) workforce, announced today that The Alliance…