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Update on FLR codes and MIPS

We have been getting a lot of questions on these 2 topics to ring in the New Year- so I I wanted to provide a brief update on these two issues:

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APTA FREE RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS

APTA is creating some resources for its members, and ALAPTA will do our best to pass along the information.

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  • New Medicare SNF Payment System Explained in Upcoming Q-and-A Sessions

    PTs in SNFs will face an entirely new payment methodology beginning in October. APTA can help you get up to speed.

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  • CPG: Avoid Surgery for Atraumatic Shoulder Pain

    "Clinicians should not offer patients subacromial decompression surgery unprompted."

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  • Crazy Little Thing Called (APTA) Love

    The stories show how APTA builds connections, strengthens the profession, and provides opportunities for professional growth.

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  • The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, February 2019

    APTA members are amazing ambassadors for the profession.

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  • From PTJ: PT, PTA Injuries Related to Patient Handling Still Common in LTC Settings

    More than half of the therapy personnel surveyed said that they"never" or "rarely" use resident-lifting equipment.

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  • Proposed Rules on Electronic Health Information Seek Better Patient Access, More Interoperability

    HHS is getting serious about making it as easy as possible for patients to access their health care records from just about any device, for free.

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  • New APTA Policy Priorities Push for a More Wellness-Oriented, Value-Based, and Accessible Health Care System

    APTA believes leaves too many Americans underserved, including people with disabilities, chronic conditions, and opioid addiction.

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  • Check Your QPP Status (Again)

    Medicare's Quality Payment Program applies to qualifying PTs. Does that mean you?  

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  • Researchers: Physical Therapy-Related Cochrane Reviews Largely Inconclusive

    There may be good reasons for the higher rates, according to authors.

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  • Study: More Evidence for Early Post-TKR Exercise Interventions 'Urgently Needed'

    "Large variations between institutions and individuals exist as to what active inpatient therapy is prescribed."

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  • APTA Volunteer Opportunities Now Available

    Positions for several Board of Directors-appointed groups are open.

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  • APTA, ACSM Partnership Agreement Formalizes Long-Time Collaboration

    "Both organizations are founded in helping individuals live their best lives."

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  • From PT in Motion Magazine: Recognizing—and Beating—Burnout

    Burnout is being experienced by an increasing number of PTs and PTAs, sometimes before they even know it's happening to them.

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  • Systematic Review: LBP Studies Make the Case for Early Physical Therapy

    An encouraging picture is emerging.

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  • New Medicare Home Health Payment System Explained in Upcoming Q-and-A Sessions

    It's all free to APTA members.

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  • Foundation Has a New Name, Logo, and Website

    Same focus, different name--and a new logo.

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  • New APTA Strategic Plan: Leading the Profession and Association Into the Next Century

    The goals to be reached between now and the beginning of APTA's next century are as ambitious as anything the association has ever attempted.

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  • 'No Bigger Fan': US Surgeon General Believes the Physical Therapy Profession is a Key Player in the Fight Against Opioid Misuse

    "Physical therapists are key to overcoming not only the opioid epidemic but in creating healthier societies," Adams said.

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  • Study: Physical Activity and Higher Motor Skills Create a 'Cognitive Reserve' Even When Brain Pathologies Are Present

    Yes, researchers found that participants who recorded higher levels of PA and motor skills also tended to score higher on cognitive tests than did those with lower PA and motor skills. But there was an even more interesting finding uncovered in postmortem examination of brain tissue.

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  • APTA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters: APTA Centennial Center

    Let the construction begin current and former APTA leaders gathered in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate the groundbreaking of APTA Centennial Center, a 7 story, 115,000 square foot building that will be the association's headquarters beginning in 2021.

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  • Study of Cash-Based PT Services Hints at Possibility of Increased Cost-Effectiveness

    A small scale study that looks at the effect of cash based physical therapist (PT) services on utilization points to the possibility that the approach could be associated with lower overall costs and greater patient reported levels of improvement—although authors

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  • 2019 Federal Advocacy Forum Coming March 31; Registration Open Through March 18

    A new Congress, new priorities, new opportunities for delivering the physical therapy message.

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