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CT Nursing Home Lawsuits Involve Lack of PT by Lauren Fritsky: There's an interesting story out of Connecticut from this weekend. It involves a nursing home facing lawsuits for neglecting two patients, both of whom died. In the first, part of the argument is that the client did not receive "medically necessary physical Read More...
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Are Changes Coming? by Lisa Lombardo: America has elected a new president--an historic event that even other nations are taking notice of. Sen. Barack Obama's election as the first African-American president will rightly be remembered as a turning point in U.S. politics. But without too much Read More...
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Good News: Senate Passes Medicare Bill by Lisa Lombardo: Pleasing the leadership of the American Physical Therapy Association and PTs and PTAs everywhere, the Senate yesterday passed HR 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. "We are thrilled that the Senate took action yesterday and Read More...
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Physical Agents: In or Out? by Lisa Lombardo: Since becoming the editor of ADVANCE in 2000, the thought has often occurred to me that PTs and PTAs are a surprisingly well-informed and opinionated bunch. But they are also a lot of fun as well. This was proved to me on June 13 at the annual APTA conference Read More...
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