Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Survey Reveals How Much Education Debt Physical Therapists Have

The survey sought to explore the financial situation of physical therapists and the status of their educational debt.

Practice Management

WebPT Adds Message Manager Feature

Message Manager allows customers to easily manage all inbound and outbound communication—whether via digital fax or Direct Secure Messaging (DSM)—directly within the WebPT platform.

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

GaitBetter Announces New CPT Add-On Code

This unique CPT add-on code facilitates reimbursement for therapy performed by the GaitBetter digital neurotherapeutics platform.

Software

Weave Adds Bulk Texting to Patient Communication Product Suite

The latest addition to Weave’s platform, bulk texting gives physical therapy clinics the ability to send a single text to hundreds of their customers at once.

Staffing

Health HR Acquires Physical Therapy Rehab Associates

The new Health HR acquisition, PTRA, is a Broward County, Fla-based therapy staffing company focused on home health.

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

Workplace Injury Incident Rates Highest in Northern States

Millions of workers are injured each year, many requiring physical therapy. A new study reveals this is the state with the highest rate of workplace injury incidents.