Gain valuable insights, resources, and strategies to strengthen your professional journey and equip yourself with knowledge and tools to help advocate for the advancement of the pelvic health physical therapy profession! Stay informed on the latest legislative issues that impact Physical Therapists (PTs), Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs), Physical Therapy Students (SPTs), and the patients and clients we serve on a state and federal level.
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Contribute to our Practice & Advocacy Series! Are you an Academy member who has legislative and advocacy experience as it relates to pelvic and abdominal health physical therapy? Our members would love to hear from you! Consider contributing an educational blog post about your experiences at APTA Capitol Hill Day or at your local state level legislative events.
The âreal worldâ is approaching, and itâs becoming difficult to shake the strange feeling of impending doom that accompanies the thought of student loans. This may sound like gross hyperbole, but more than a few studies link financial stress to poor mental and physical health. Continue Reading
It has been close to three years since the Jimmo v. Sibelius, or the âImprovement Standard,â settlement was announced. Since then, both clinicians and Medicare beneficiaries are unaware of the settlement and what it means for them. Continue Reading
Struggling with ICD-10 for your prenatal and postpartum patients? Why wouldnât you be? There are typical PT diagnosis codes such as sciatica, muscle weakness, spasm, instability, and more, but there are also a set of O codes listed for obstetric issues. Continue Reading
Most clientsâ insurance deductibles follow the calendar year, meaning their out-of-pocket expenses start over January 1, of each year. There are a handful of people, like state employees of Texas, whose âbenefitsâ restart in the middle of the year. Continue Reading
So, now that weâve attempted ICD-10 with an incontinence patient, letâs try something a little more challenging: pelvic pain. Remember, not all codes are guaranteed payment or simple. While it may be tempting to have a list of frequently used codes, some have exclusions to be mindful of. Complete Continue Reading
Iâm here to walk you through some examples of typical patient codes. Remember, this coding system is not as cookie-cutter as ICD-9 was, and itâs brand new to all of us. So, we cannot guarantee that all payors will reimburse specific codes.   While there may be some easy crosswalks, not all codes Continue Reading
During my tenure as a pelvic health instructor for the Section on Womenâs Health (SoWH), I have only had 2 male students attend the courses. Other instructors have had male students in the pelvic health courses as well, but overall, they are few and far between. Continue Reading
ICD-10 allows for greater detail for laterality, primary encounters, external causes of injury, preventative health, as well as socioeconomic, family, and lifestyle related problems. ICD-10 Code set provides greater specificity for patient diagnosis. It is imperative that your documentation support Continue Reading
I had a great time in Washington last month, and PT Hill Day was a big success, but only the first step to getting legislation passed that helps support our profession and improves access to care. Congress is on recess from August 3rd through September 4th, so here is your chance to get to know your Continue Reading
Close to 1000 PTs representing all 50 states stormed the Hill in Washington DC June 4th with a big rally and meetings with legislators. Tamra Wroblesky, SPT, and myself proudly representing the SoWH, received a crash course in how the APTA chooses âkeyâ bills to concentrate lobbying efforts; Washing Continue Reading
The GOOD NEWS is, as many of you have already heard, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was repealed preventing a 21% âreeducationâ (polito-speak for reduction) in Medicare payments. For our therapists who treat patients with Medicare, expect a 0.5% tick up in payments from our government beginning J Continue Reading
You may recall reading an article published in the New York Times on April 28, 2014 regarding fraudulent billing practices of a physical therapist. Based on newly released Medicare data this therapist appeared to have treated approximately 1950 Medicare patients in 2012 resulting in 183,000 treatmen Continue Reading
