APTA’s 2019 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., January 23-26, 2019. Thousands of committed and innovative professionals will be in attendance for the country’s largest physical therapy conference to network and learn with like-minded people. The program is stacked this year with hands-on, pre-conference […]
Key Moves in Optimizing the Patient Treatment Episode
Now more than ever, we are faced with many challenges in healthcare, things such as MIPS, Pay for Performance, accountability for the entire continuum of care, and the need for further patient engagement. Challenges aside, rehab therapy is still one of the best options help the patient achieve the best outcome. We all know that […]
PTs, OTs and MIPS: Now that the Final Rule is released…
A few days ago, CMS released the Final Rule that covers MIPS (the Merit-based Incentive and Payment System), and everyone’s been wondering what the final language would require. Here’s a tidy, high-level look at how physical therapy and occupational therapy providers will be affected. Thanks to the smart team at FOTO (Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes) […]
Recommended Sessions with Doug Cundiff: 2018 PPS Annual Conference
APTA’s 2018 PPS Annual Conference is November 7-10 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO and I’m pumped about all the education and engagement they’ve programed this year. With 29 concurrent break-out sessions, keynotes, and something new called Solution Rooms, you’re going to have to make some hard choices about the things deserve your attention […]
Cybersecurity and how Net Health protects data
Our daily lives and the internet are intertwined. We communicate, pay bills, book trips, and purchase items, all using the internet. Technology has advanced so much in the past few decades, that these practices have become standard fare, and with that, are generally accepted without questioning the mechanics or what’s happening behind the curtain. As […]
Celebrating National Physical Therapy Month
October. Halloween, orange and brown colored leaves, chilly weather and pumpkin-kissed “fill-in-the-blanks” will flood headlines and social media posts. However, we should collectively take a second to recognize National Physical Therapy month. Started by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the purpose of this month-long recognition is to raise awareness of the effectiveness of physical […]
GDUSA selects Net Health as American Health+Wellness Design winner!
We are excited to announce that Net Health has been selected as a winner of the 2018 American Health+Wellness Design Awards for promoting APTA’s #ChoosePT campaign. Graphic Design USA’s (GDUSA) annual competition “honors the best of graphic design and marketing in one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy, and encompasses broadly the traditional […]
“Proper” R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I was first introduced to Aretha Franklin while listening to the motion picture soundtrack for the 1980s hit, The Big Chill. That led me to explore more of her music and it was the powerful vocals in her signature song, Respect, that really seduced me. Originally, a minor hit by Otis Reading, Aretha Franklin’s new […]
CMS – Proposed Changes to Policy, Payment, and Quality
Have you heard the news? The proposed rules for 2019 are out and CMS is making some significant recommendations! They are recommending to eliminate Functional Limitation Reporting and to add new modifiers to distinguish services provided by Physical Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy Assistants. According to the 2018 Fact Sheet item from the Centers for […]
#ChoosePT: 9 Months Update – Living an Active Life Without Pain Medication
A Once Reluctant Physical Therapy Patient Found an Answer Outside of Pain Medication In December of 2017, we went to Eclipse Physical Therapy and Sports Performance to hear the story of Dean Waxler. Dean was the victim of a motorcycle accident who looked to physical therapy instead of pain medication to recover from his injuries. […]