BROWSE BY TAGS

• APTA and State PT Associations
• General Interest
• Geriatrics
• Patient Care
• Rehabilitation
• Workplace Issues

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...

622 views     2 comments »     

PTs Making Progress
by Rob Senior

Earlier this week, 200 physical therapists, PTAs and students of physical therapy programs went to Capitol Hill to speak with legislators about the need to improve patient access to physical therapy services. Once in meetings with Senate and House members, Read More...

162 views     0 comments »     

Compensated for Cancer?
by Elizabeth Puliti

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, concluded in 2007 that night work is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Furthermore, the IARC classifies the cancer risk of night work as "Group 2A," the same Read More...

169 views     1 comments »     

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...

401 views     1 comments »     

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...

556 views     0 comments »