Transcript The Benefits of Sponsoring APTA Membership ()

The Benefits of Sponsoring
APTA Membership for Your
Physical Therapy Staff
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Invest in your physical therapy team.
Improve your facility’s bottom line.
www.apta.org/employers
Providing APTA membership for your
employees is a smart business decision.
 Your staff will benefit
 Your facility will benefit
 Your patients will benefit
Sponsoring APTA membership will
Benefit Your Staff
 Cutting-edge research
 Clinical practice resources
 Unmatched professional development
Access to cutting-edge research connects clinicians
with new and effective treatment options.
• PTNow knowledge portal
•Physical Therapy Journal (PTJ)
• Online databases
• Hooked on Evidence
• Open Door
APTA’s Hooked on Evidence is
the only database that lets
clinicians conduct searches
using ICD-9 codes.
Important practice resources provide important
tools and information for your clinical team.
• Online Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
• Guidelines for special populations (PFSP)
• Defensible Documentation
• Professionalism, ethics, and cultural competence
A wide variety of professional development
opportunities keep skills – and licenses – current.
• Continuing Education
• Online Learning Center
• Conferences and meetings
• Chapter courses
• Specialist Certification
• Section memberships (18)
• Special-interest groups (44)
Sponsoring APTA membership will
Benefit Your Facility
 Powerful marketing advantages
 Crucial payment policy resources
 Influential and informed advocacy
Gain a competitive advantage by enhancing your
facility’s marketing and public awareness efforts.
• Find a PT database
• Facility Challenge certification
• Public relations toolkits
• Consumers
• News media
• Healthcare professionals
• Recruitment and retention
APTA membership provides health care
professionals with billing and coding resources that
help ensure timely and accurate payment for
services.
• Medicare Fee Calculator
• Podcast updates
• Audio conferences
Connect your staff with advocacy resources and
information to protect the future of physical
therapy.
• Lobbying and representation
• Online advocacy
• Legislative Action Center
• PTeam
• Chapter advocacy
Sponsoring APTA membership will
Benefit Your Patients
• Clinical resources for various practice settings
• Evidence-based practice leads to better patient care
• Easy access to information = more time with patients
• APTA Web site
• APTA staff experts
• Empowerment via APTA’s Patient Advocacy Center
When you sponsor membership for
your staff, everyone wins.
•Your employees will thrive
•Your facility will grow stronger
• Your patients will receive the highest quality of care
Membership Dues Structure
• National
•$295 (PT)
•$190 (PTA)
• $180 (PT Post-Professional Student)
• $80 (PT or PTA Student)
• Chapter (varies)
• Section (varies, optional)
Are dues tax-deductible?
Your staff’s membership dues may be
deductible as an ordinary and necessary
business expense. Consult with your tax
advisor for more information.
Here are some additional ways you
can connect your staff with APTA…
Sponsoring Staff Involvement:
• Utilize APTA’s Learning Center
• Provide subscriptions to PT in Motion and PTJ
• Encourage attendance at APTA events
• Promote access to Hooked on Evidence
Thank you!
To Sponsor Membership for Your Staff
Call APTA's Member Services Department at
800/999-2782, ext 3395 or visit www.apta.org/join.