ASHT Blog
Posted by Marsha Lawrence, PT, CHT; ASHT Practice Division Director & ASHT CMS Task Force Chairperson on July 14, 2016
In case you have been lucky enough to be on vacation for the past two months or just managed to avoid the news, CMS released the newest initiative to change the way healthcare providers are being paid under Medicare Part B. The Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA), passed last year…
Posted by Linda Klein, OTR, CHT on July 06, 2016
I feel very blessed to have found a vocation that has developed into a passion. I love to help people with an injured hand or upper extremity that affects their quality of life regain a level of independence they thought they may never have again. But we all know that to do this, we have to stay on…
Posted by Terri Skirven, OTR/L, CHT on June 27, 2016
Now is the time to recognize your professional colleagues and submit nominations for an ASHT award. These awards, presented at the Annual Meeting, have been established to recognize outstanding achievements and service related to hand therapy.
The Nathalie Barr Lectureship Award is among ASHT’s…
Posted by Nominations Committee on June 24, 2016
Please join us in congratulating our new 2016-2017 board members:
Vice President: Linda Klein, OTR, CHT
Secretary/Treasurer-Elect: Rachel Pigott, OTR/L, CHT
Board Member-at-Large: Karol Spraggs-Young, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Thank you to all who voted in our 2016 elections!
Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT on June 13, 2016
The state primaries are behind us in the United States, and a little over a month before the party conventions, ASHT members can now turn their attention to the ASHT elections for the 2016-2017 Vice President, Secretary Treasury-Elect and Board Member-at-Large. Your vote is your voice. This is…