Congress OKs Reintroduced Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act
The US House of Representatives has passed the recently reintroduced Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (HR 302) via voice vote on January 9.
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Don’t Take Away Our Telehealth Reimbursement! Congress Wants to Make it Permanent
Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and David McKinley (WV-01), and others, have reintroduced legislation that aims to expand the number of practitioners eligible for Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services, APTA reports.
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Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act Achieves Unanimous House Vote, Moves to Senate
On the heels of its unanimous passage in the US House of Representatives recently as part of the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 (HR 2781), the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act (HR 3637) was introduced in the Senate as S 2747 soon afterward.
NeuroMetrix Receives Patent for Quell Control During Sleep
NeuroMetrix Inc has been issued U.S. Patent No 9,731,125 for technology that provides automated control of Quell therapy while the user sleeps, and provides feedback about one’s sleep characteristics.
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Senators Reintroduce Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, Awaiting Vote
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently reintroduced the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S 808) onto the Senate floor. If passed, it will be given to the President for his signature into law.
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Advocacy Groups Urging California to License Athletic Trainers
Citing concerns about risks, several groups have banded together to urge California Governor Jerry Brown to join the other 49 states in the nation that regulate the athletic training profession.
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Stricter Pitch Count Regulations Approved for Illinois High School Athletes
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors voted recently to lower the pitch count a high school athlete in Illinois could throw per game.
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Governor Vetoes Physical Therapist Assistant Legislation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently vetoed S2718A/A2116A, legislation that, if passed, would have allowed physical therapist assistants (PTAs) to participate in the care of workers’ compensation patients.
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Stroke, Neuro, and CRT Patients to Benefit: 21st Century Cures Act Passes
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has released a statement to the press congratulating the House of Representatives for passing the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Call to Regulate Pitch Counts Comes Amid Stark Rise in High School Injuries
In response to a rising epidemic of shoulder and elbow injuries among high school pitchers, sports medicine physicians at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) are calling for all states to regulate pitch counts.
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A Clear View of Cloud Computing
Time has tested the first generation of data systems hosted online, providing perspective about how they have met the challenges of an evolving environment. This roundtable discussion with software industry manufacturers reveals the hits and misses of cloud computing solutions, and strategies aimed at keeping patient data secure.
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Study: Patients Benefit from Direct Access to Physical Therapy
Neuromuscular patients who received physical therapy treatment immediately at an urgent care center underwent fewer tests and procedures, and therefore had significantly lower healthcare costs, compared to patients who were referred to physical therapists for a separate visit, according to recent research.
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Study Calls for Additional UK Regulation of THR devices
A University of Warwick study recommends more UK compulsory regulation of devices used in hip replacements to reduce the need for additional potentially traumatic and costly surgery, according to a university news release.
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Reintroduced Concussion Bill Recognizes PTs in Return-to-Play Decisions
A recent news release from the APTA highlights the reintroduction of legislation in the US Senate and House of Representatives recognizing the ability of PTs to make return-to-play decisions for youth sports participants.
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Legislation Aimed at Post Acute Care Data Reform Passed in House, Senate
The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act, which is legislation with a focus on standardizing post-acute care data, has passed in both the United States House and Senate.
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Legislative Campaign to Begin in 2025 for Shift to DPT as State Licensure Designation
The House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) have voted to adopt an position that supports a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree as the profession’s entry level educational degree and the regulatory designation PT licensees are legally allowed to use to denote state licensure.
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New Senate Bill Aims to Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Care for Medicare Patients
A newly introduced Senate bill, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act (HR 3426/S.2818), would allow physical therapists in private practice to provide Medicare patients continuity of care in the absence of the physical therapist.
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New Youth Sports Concussion Bill Aims to Provide Education, Research
A new bill, called the Supporting Athletes, Families, and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act (SAFE PLAY Act), will strive to provide education, research, training, action plains, and awareness for health-related issues in sports, such as concussion.
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