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The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 93,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants...
View ArticleAPTA to Partner with Oxford University Press to Exclusively Publish its...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 1, 2016 — The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP) to exclusively publish Physical Therapy...
View ArticleAPTA's House of Delegates Endorses CDC and White House Efforts to Put a Lid...
NASHVILLE, TN, June 7, 2016 — The House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the highest policy-making body of the physical therapy profession, today officially endorsed...
View ArticleJustin Moore, PT, DPT, Named APTA CEO
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 7, 2016 — The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has appointed Justin Moore, PT, DPT, a physical therapist and veteran of both the profession and the association with...
View ArticleAmerican Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Recognizes Board-Certified...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 10, 2016 — The American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) announces that 2,073 physical therapists were awarded...
View ArticleAPTA Names Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry Scientific Advisory Panel
ALEXANDRIA, VA, February 10, 2016 — APTA has appointed a Scientific Advisory Panel to oversee its Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry ("Registry"). read more
View ArticleGEICO Named a Strategic Business Partner of APTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May 11 2016 — The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has named GEICO a Strategic Business Partner. read more
View ArticleHaworth Named a Strategic Business Partner of APTA
May 9, 2016, ALEXANDRIA, VA—The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has named Haworth a Strategic Business Partner. read more
View ArticleFormer APTA President R. Scott Ward to Preside Over 19th Annual WCPT Meeting
Alexandria, VA, August 28, 2018 — Former American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) President R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been appointed by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)...
View ArticleMerit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
MIPS is the first large scale value-based payment model that will impact PTs—some PTs will be required to participate; other will be able to do so by choice. The 3 types of participation are described...
View ArticleAPTA Partners With Department of Veterans Affairs to Support and Enhance...
Alexandria, VA, December 28, 2018—The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has entered into a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to promote and...
View ArticlePhysical Therapist Assessment of Mobility Predicts Risk of Hospitalization
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 2, 2019—Routine assessments of mobility level by a physical therapist can help better identify older adults at highest risk for hospitalization, according to a new study in the...
View ArticleAPTA's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry Receives MIPS Qualified Clinical...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 3, 2018—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has again approved the Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry (Registry) to collect and report quality measure data...
View ArticleAPTA Breaks Ground on Future Headquarters in National Landing
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 22, 2019—Today the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) broke ground on its new headquarters, APTA Centennial Center, in Alexandria, Va. The building is expected to open...
View ArticleAPTA and the American College of Sports Medicine Formalize New Partnership
ALEXANDRIA, VA, February 4, 2019—The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has partnered with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), under the APTA Partnerships program, which seeks to...
View ArticleAPTA and PAHO Form new Partnership to Strengthen Rehabilitation Services in...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Washington, DC, March 4, 2019—The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have partnered to identify key actions that will...
View ArticleSenator Thune Receives APTA's Prestigious Public Service Award
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 05, 2019—On Tuesday, April 2, at its annual Federal Advocacy Forum held in downtown Washington, DC, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) awarded Senator John Thune...
View ArticleLSU Names APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, Dean of the School of Allied...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 23, 2019 — American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) President Dr. Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, has been named Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State...
View ArticleLegislation Introduced to Promote Workforce Diversity in Allied Health...
AOTA, APTA, ASHA, and AAA champion Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act to attract more people from underrepresented backgrounds to professions, maximizing care.read more
View ArticlePhysical Therapy Groups Release Roadmap to Create Benchmarks for...
New report designed to help improve patients' quality of care and establish baseline metrics for determining the value of physical therapy.read more
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