Fee Schedule Final Rule Should Not Adversely Affect Access to Care

August 15th, 2010

Congress to CMS: Fee Schedule Final Rule Should Not Adversely Affect Access to Care
On Monday, Rep Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) sent a letter, signed by 68 members of Congress, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, to express concern over the agency’s proposal to significantly cut payment for outpatient physical therapy, [...]

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www.CompleteHomeTherapy.com

May 25th, 2010

Receive Physical therapy in your home even if you are not homebound!
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THE CERVICAL SPINE

April 10th, 2010

Florida Institute of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy.
a division of Douglass Orthopedic & Spine Rehabilitation, Inc.
Presents:
Thomas Eberle MSPT, DPT, DMT, FAAOMPT
 Eric (Rick) Douglass PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
 THE CERVICAL SPINE
May 15th/16thth $399 @ Douglass Orthopedic & Spine Rehabilitation, Inc.  in Bonita Springs, Florida
 An evidenced based approach to the evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic cervical pathologies. Tissue specific evaluation, thrust and non-thrust [...]

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www.completehometherapy.com

April 6th, 2010

Now have physical and occupational therapy services in your home, even if your not homebound!
 
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March 21st, 2010

Now have physical and occupational therapy services in your home, even if your not homebound!
 
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www.completehometherapy.com

March 18th, 2010

Now have physical and occupational therapy services in your home, even if your not homebound!
 
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Senate Passes H.R. 4213

March 13th, 2010

 
Senate Passes H.R. 4213; Therapy Cap Exceptions and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Fix Included
This afternoon, the US Senate passed H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 by a vote of 62-36. This legislation includes APTA’s three priorities of extending the therapy cap exception process until December 31, 2010, freezing payments at the 2009 [...]

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T4 syndrome

November 14th, 2009

I think I might have a patient with it…
Any one ever come across this?
Forum discussion…
 
JP

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Direct Access

October 3rd, 2009

Senate Finance Committee Passes Direct Access Amendment Unanimously 
The Senate Finance Committee completed mark up of its health care reform legislation (America’s Healthy Future Act) this morning, which includes a provision on direct access to physical therapy care. On Tuesday, the committee passed an amendment by Sen Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) that would add a program to the [...]

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

September 24th, 2009

I came across an interesting diagnosis that one of my patients is dealing with…
 
PSP:
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are little-known but disabling brain disorders often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. The goals of CurePSP+ are to assist patients and their families, increase public awareness, educate medical professionals, and support research toward better diagnosis, effective treatment [...]

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