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 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.
Recently introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 4994/S 2553) aims to standardize data utilized across post-acute settings.
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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“If these Medicare cuts are finalized, it sends a strong signal: when providers in the vanguard of value-based care begin to achieve some efficiencies in the delivery of care, CMS will use those positive developments as a justification to cut Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement regardless of the extra work that goes into achieving these outcomes,” says C. Lowry Barnes, MD, AAHKS President, in a statement responding to CMS’s proposed cuts.
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As a result of a sustained increase in usage of telehealth by Blue Cross members, all temporary telehealth coverage changes currently in effect will be extended through December 31, 2020. This includes coverage for physical and occupational therapy, and medication management.
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In an attempt to destroy evidence of the sham physical therapy that her husband’s clinic was providing, a woman sends her entire mansion up in flames.
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Patients who undergo more focused, enhanced milestone-based rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery experience better outcomes in the long run at a lower cost to the healthcare system, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City suggest.
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Through the WebPT Networks program, Denver-based BridgeHealth will provide members access to flexible physical therapy solutions – Flex-PT – at no additional cost to its plan sponsors and their members through December 31, 2020.
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Consortium Health Plans announces a preferred partnership with Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) solution for employers and health plans, to address MSK care.
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Physera, an app-based platform for remote physical therapy, launches a new direct-to-consumer service for people who have musculoskeletal (MSK) issues and pain as a way to provide immediate access to care during the pandemic.
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Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy (Ivy) has expanded in-network coverage with Aetna, it announces.
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CMS is expanding its list of audio-only telephone services covered by Medicare as well as making several other updates to telehealth coverage, Becker’s Spine Review reports.
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CMS has loosened its telehealth coverage guidelines during the Coronavirus pandemic for a wide range of care providers, but not for PTs, OTs and SLPs. And they’re not happy about that, mHealth Intelligence reports.
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Comparing important features and benefits of some of the latest integrated software systems for physical therapy clinics is easy with these updated product overviews, compiled by Physical Therapy Products staff.
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Racial/ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, and other groups are less likely to receive office-based care for common musculoskeletal conditions, reports a nationwide study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR).
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Mount Sinai researchers have designed an artificial intelligence model that they suggest could determine whether lower back pain is acute or chronic by scouring doctors’ notes within electronic medical records.
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A pilot program introducing bundled payments for hip and knee replacement (HKR) in Medicare patients hasn’t led hospitals to “cherry-pick” healthier patients at lower risk of complications, research suggests.
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