Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Improving Workers’ Compensation Input from Vulnerable Workers

Study findings aim to help workers’ compensation systems communicate more effectively with injured workers about their needs.

Practice Management

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.

Practice Management

PAINWeek 2022 Announces the Return of the International Pelvic Pain Society Track on September 8

The 16th annual PANWeek conference, convening September 6-9, offers an expansive multidisciplinary agenda of topics including pelvic pain.

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

Medicare Bundles See 55% to 70% Cost Savings with Luna’s In-Home Outpatient PT Program, New Study Reveals

Luna shares study results demonstrating cost savings for in-home physical therapy compared to traditional home health for Medicare patients.

Software

CORA Physical Therapy Launches New Digital Platform for Patient Convenience

CORA Physical Therapy launches a new digital platform that aims to streamline processes, reduce wait times, and aid scheduling.

Staffing

Clinic Employers: Paycheck Protection Requirements Ease

More time to use the money and rehire employees are just two of the improvements made to the program.

Regulation

Legislation to Promote Workforce Diversity in Allied Health Professions Re-Introduced in Congress

(Washington, DC) US Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and US Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), introduced the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act (HR 3320/S 1679) in the House of Representatives and US Senate.

Workplace Injury Management

Fortune 2000 Companies Double Down on Digital MSK for Employees, Per Hinge Health

Hinge Health is on track to sign up more customers for its Digital Musculoskeletal Clinic in 2022 than the prior 7 years combined.