Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Nutrition and Rehabilitation

Achieving optimal outcomes with adequate nutrition and hydration is part of the big picture of care for physical therapy.

Practice Management

VIDA Fitness Offers Scholarships for Black Students Aspiring to Be Personal Trainers

VIDA Fitness, in partnership with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), launches the Personal Training & Scholarship Mentorship Program. Twenty scholarships will be available.

Practice Management

FEAR: 4-Letter Word That Impairs Outcomes

The internal tug-o-war between wanting to feel better and wanting to avoid physical activity can stop pain patients from achieving the outcome they want.

Compliance

Reflexion Health's VERA Awarded Quality Certification

VERA, a virtual physical therapy platform designed to enable clinicians to remotely monitor patients outside the clinic, has been awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2016 certification for medical device quality management systems, according to Reflexion Health.

Medicare & Insurance

APTQI Urges Congress, CMS to Allow Reimbursement for Physical Therapy Telehealth Services Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

In an effort to protect vulnerable patient populations from the transmission of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) called on Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to amend Place of Service Billing Codes and provide waivers to allow reimbursement for physical therapy services delivered through telehealth appointments, it reports.

Software

Protonics T2 Left Leg Exoskeleton Can Be Programmed for Resistance

The Protonics T2 Exoskeleton is engineered to minimize right-side dominance and to place one’s body in a balanced biomechanical state.

Staffing

Physical Therapists/PTAs Projected to Experience Continued Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has recently released its projections for jobs that will see future growth. Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant are among the top 10 high-paying jobs in 2030, according to estimates from The Motley Fool.

Regulation

Congress OKs Reintroduced Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act

The US House of Representatives has passed the recently reintroduced Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (HR 302) via voice vote on January 9.

Workplace Injury Management

Workers in Pain: Employers Take a New Twist to Prevent Costly Injuries

With healthcare costs projected to rise 4.9% in 2020, many large companies are ready to try something new. They plan to spend more upfront to try to prevent higher costs later on. For conditions like chronic back pain, that means trying to prevent injuries or treat them with innovative physical therapy to avoid surgery and potentially, opioid additions, Reuters reports.