Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Rizing Tide Foundation Pledges $570,000 in New Scholarships to 20 DPT Students in 2025

The Rizing Tide Foundation's 2025 scholarships will help advance its mission to build a more diverse and inclusive physical therapy workforce.

Practice Management

Advocates Gather to Support Texas Bills to Improve Access to Orthotics

O&P companies and advocates in Texas support key state bills to expand Medicaid coverage and improve access to orthotics and prosthetics.

Practice Management

Balancing Care and Profitability: Strategies for Thriving Physical Therapy Clinics

This article explores effective scheduling, evidence-based care, cash-based services, and streamlined operations as pathways to achieving both clinical excellence and financial success.

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

Health-related Costs Top Older Adults’ Concerns

Health-related costs weigh heavily on the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new University of Michigan poll suggests.

Software

StrataPT Secures $25M in Financing for Practice Management Software

StrataPT will use the funding to enhance its practice management software, which helps outpatient physical therapy clinics streamline billing and improve reimbursement rates.

Staffing

ECRI Reveals List of Top Patient Safety Concerns for 2024

Challenges transitioning new clinicians from academic training to professional practice tops ECRI’s 2024 list of top 10 patient safety concerns for 2024.

Regulation

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.

Workplace Injury Management

Versatile Knee Exoskeleton for Safer Lifting at Work

A knee exoskeleton developed by the University of Michigan enhances safe lifting by supporting quadriceps muscles, helping workers maintain proper posture and avoid fatigue-related injuries during lifting tasks.