ASHT Blog
Posted by Amber Anslinger, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on August 03, 2016
ASHT is very excited to introduce a new educational offering, a regional traveling course!
Education on Tour is a collaborative educational offering between ASHT and experienced instructors with the goal to deliver dynamic, evidence-based educational opportunities. ASHT will identify host sites,…
Posted by Marsha Lawrence, PT, CHT on July 22, 2016
There has never been a more crucial time or a better opportunity to participate in forming the future of our profession. In recent weeks, CMS has released several proposed rules that will seriously impact the provision of hand therapy services to beneficiaries in the coming years. You can sharpen…
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…