Protect Physical Therapy From Cuts and Access to Medicare 

National Efforts
HR 1611 The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 contained a provision, for which APTA successfully advocated, that added physical therapists to the health care professionals who may use locum tenens under Medicare. This allows a physical therapist to bring in another licensed physical therapist to treat Medicare patients and bill Medicare through the practice provider number during temporary absences, due to illness, vacation, etc. The existing law, however, applies only to physical therapists in rural and underserved areas. This limitation prohibits many physical therapists in private practice from taking needed absences without interrupting patient care. If enacted, H.R. 1611 would expand the use of locum tenens nationwide for outpatient PTs.

ACT NOW! APTA continues to fight any and all Medicare cuts and right now, we need your help. Congress must pass legislation that extends the current moratorium on the automatic 2% Medicare sequester cut — also referred to as sequestration — during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. This cut impacts Medicare payments to all providers and facilities, and it currently expires on March 31.  On Friday, the House passed legislation which included extending the moratorium of the 2% Medicare sequester cut. It’s now the Senate’s turn to address this issue.

Visit the APTA Action Center to find tools to share this message, contact your representatives and find other ways to help.

APTA Action Center
 

House Legislation Would Make Telehealth for PTs and PTAs Permanent in Medicare

If signed into law, the APTA-backed bill would achieve a major association goal. Contact Congress now to voice your support.

Informed by lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced APTA-backed legislation that would make payment for services delivered via telehealth a permanent option for PTs and PTAs participating in Medicare. If passed into law, the legislation would represent a major shift in payment policy long advocated by APTA.

Click here to read more. 
 

Utilization of a Blueprint to Advance Clinical Reasoning in the Clinical Setting Course

Sponsored by the APTA Colorado CE SIG

When: Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 8:00am - 11:00am MT

Clinical reasoning is a relevant skill for physical therapy students to learn during clinical experiences. This course offers a guide in teaching clinical reasoning to students in various stages of learning. Course participants will be able to discuss the significance of infusing the learning sciences into the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning in the clinical setting and describe and apply four domains of learning theory to the development of the learner’s clinical reasoning abilities in clinical education. Participants will discuss a clinical reasoning blueprint as a guide to teaching, learning, and assessment of clinical reasoning as it applies to clinical education, and identify teaching, learning, and assessment strategies from the clinical reasoning blueprint for learners at the beginner, intermediate, and competent performance levels. Additionally, participants will apply teaching, learning, and assessment strategies form the clinical reasoning blueprint to clinical instruction given student cases.

This event will be held virtually via Zoom. 

Registration: FREE & open to all

CEs: 3 hrs of Category I Education

Click here to learn more and register!
 

Celebrating APTA's 100 Years

Our centennial year is off to a fast start, with thousands of members engaging in our January Founders’ Day celebration and the virtual APTA Combined Sections Meeting.

There are several special things happening this year, and here are five opportunities this month:

1. Upload your photo to APTA's centennial mosaic (and see who's there). Adding a photo to APTA's interactive mosaic is fast and free, and it’s a great way to celebrate our 100th anniversary. If you’ve added your photo, thank you! Be sure to spend a few minutes browsing the wonderful submissions of our physical therapy community. This opportunity closes at the end of March.

2. Donate $10 to support diversity, equity, and inclusion and get your name etched at our new headquarters. The APTA Campaign for Future Generations is raising funds to support DEI activities through proceeds from our centennial events and through individual donations. More than 4,000 people have contributed to this effort. Donate $10 or more by the end of the month and your name will be included on the Community Wall in our new national headquarters — APTA Centennial Center. Donations must be received this month to be included on the Community Wall. This opportunity closes at the end of March.

3. Share APTA's new national public service announcement encouraging physical activity. APTA recently released the latest ChoosePT public service announcement, which encourages Americans to increase their physical activity and to get support from physical therapists and physical therapist assistants if they need help. This message will play on TV and radio stations across the country throughout the year, but you can help us spread the word by sharing the link with your colleagues, friends, and family via email or social media. Also, if you're a physical therapist member of APTA who is willing to be contacted by patients seeking care, make sure your Find a PT profile is activated and updated with all available information.

4. Earn your APTA telehealth certificate. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the number of patients seeking physical therapist services via telehealth. APTA has developed a telehealth certificate series to ensure and validate that PTs, PTAs, and students are prepared to provide excellent care via telehealth. Many of the six core courses launched this month, so register now to be among the first to earn your APTA telehealth certificate. Let's show our profession’s commitment to excellence!

5. Participate in the APTA Centennial Lecture Series. We've gathered experts from across the profession to provide eight outstanding lectures for our 100th anniversary. The first is being held virtually this month, with Pete Skelton, PT, MSc, leading attendees through the steps needed to develop an "all hazard" rehabilitation preparedness plan and training you in the clinical and interpersonal skills needed to work in an emergency. That course begins March 26, so register now.
 

Making History, One Woman at a Time: Women PTs Share Their Inspirations

March is Women's History Month. It's a great time to reflect on the major society-altering contributions made by women around the world, but it's also a time to think about how women shape our personal histories — how they can inspire us on an individual level and change lives in the process.

Seven APTA members were asked about the women who inspired them in their chosen profession, and how they in turn hope to impact the future of physical therapy. Members, click here to login and read what they had to say. 
 
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