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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

• 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

•Your employees will thrive
•Your facility will grow stronger
• Your patients will receive the highest quality of care

• National
•$295 (PT)
•$190 (PTA)
• $180 (PT Post-Professional Student)
• $80 (PT or PTA Student)
• Chapter
• Section
(varies)
(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.

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

To Sponsor Membership for Your Staff
Call APTA's Member Services Department at
800/999-2782, ext 3395 or visit www.apta.org/join .