American Physical Therapy Association President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD, recently released a statement to the media regarding the status of payment reform, and the steps in this shift toward value-based payment moving forward.
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for CY2022, again proposes deep, across-the-board payment cuts to physical, occupational, and speech therapy despite bipartisan lawmaker and broad healthcare stakeholder opposition, according to APTQI.
In a letter to Congressional leadership, APTQI and 62 stakeholder groups call on lawmakers to invest an additional $3 billion in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in order to ensure the stability of the healthcare system and prevent disruptions to patient care.
A demonstration project between Confluent Health and TRICARE aims to make physical therapy the first line of defense against low back pain.
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Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy announces that as of January 11, it is now an in-network provider with Aetna Health Plans in Connecticut. Aetna patients at all of Ivy’s clinics in the state can now receive in-network benefits, according to a news release.
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Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) has once again been approved by CMS as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
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If enacted, S. 5007 would provide critical relief to dozens of specialty providers scheduled to incur severe payment cuts starting in 2021, including physical, occupational, and speech language therapists, according to APTQI in a news release.
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Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO), a Net Health company, announces that 77% of rehabilitation providers using its Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) to track 2019 performance outcomes for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) earned “Exceptional Performance” status, and 47% of those turned in perfect MIPS scores of 100 points.
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The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) announces Team Rehabilitation and Raintree Systems – reportedly APTQI’s first Strategic Partner – are joining the APTQI Board of Directors as At-Large Members.
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The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past 2 decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
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The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) sent a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to reverse course on a planned 9% cut to physical and occupational therapy services included in the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for CY2021, it reports.
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After voluntarily participating in CMS’s 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP), clinicians at Athletico Physical Therapy have been recognized as top-tier providers under the nation’s premier quality of care measurement program.
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Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy has joined Aetna Health Plans as an in-network provider in Illinois, effective August 1, it announces. Ivy’s footprint in the Midwest currently includes 17 clinics in the Chicagoland and Central Illinois areas.
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The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) announces WebPT as its first At-Large Member and strategic partner in effecting positive legislative and regulatory change to support the future of the physical therapy profession.
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One hundred percent of Keet Inc clients submitting 2019 outcomes data through the company’s Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) have exceeded the performance threshold for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), making them eligible for a bonus on every Medicare Part B payment collected in 2021, the company announces.
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A letter written by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) – and signed by 92 bipartisan members of the US House of Representatives – urges House leadership to waive budget neutrality rules in order to grant specialty providers a reprieve from severe Medicare cuts set to be implemented amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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ATI Physical Therapy has exceeded the exceptional performance threshold (EPT) of 75 points for all its 950 clinics in the 2019 CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP), it shares in a news release.
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American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement in response to the newly released Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.
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