Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Advocates Gather to Support Texas Bills to Improve Access to Orthotics

O&P companies and advocates in Texas support key state bills to expand Medicaid coverage and improve access to orthotics and prosthetics.

Practice Management

StrataPT Secures $25M in Financing for Practice Management Software

StrataPT will use the funding to enhance its practice management software, which helps outpatient physical therapy clinics streamline billing and improve reimbursement rates.

Practice Management

Help Employers Keep Vehicle Operators Safe

In this PTP feature article, Lori Romero-Ellingson shares strategies to improve worker safety for companies’ fleet operations.

Compliance

What Employers Need to Know About Returning to the Workplace, Per OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published additional frequently asked questions regarding returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more at jdsupra.com.

Medicare & Insurance

Health-related Costs Top Older Adults’ Concerns

Health-related costs weigh heavily on the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new University of Michigan poll suggests.

Software

Hinge Health Announces Digital MSK Solution

Hinge Health Global enables multinational employers to provide personalized digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care worldwide, through a single platform.

Staffing

ECRI Reveals List of Top Patient Safety Concerns for 2024

Challenges transitioning new clinicians from academic training to professional practice tops ECRI’s 2024 list of top 10 patient safety concerns for 2024.

Regulation

Report on Bipartisan Therapy Bill ‘SMART Act’ Paves the Way for Congressional Action

SMART Act study suggests Medicare could save between $168 million and $242 million over 10 years by reducing admin burdens on PTs and OTs.

Workplace Injury Management

Using Wearable Tech to Improve Surgeons’ Posture

The study used wearable technology to provide objective feedback and help correct posture to prevent musculoskeletal issues in surgeons.