ASHT Blog

Posted by Beverly Bass, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT on February 22, 2017

If you want to stay current with the latest evidence-based clinical information, ASHT's Journal Club is a great place to be! All ASHT members have free access to the Journal of Hand Therapy and our monthly Journal Club. The chats promote a greater understanding of the research and develop critical…

Posted by Stacy Hite, PT, DPT, MS, CHT on February 15, 2017

Put on your pajamas, grab your favorite night-time beverage, prop up your feet after a long day of delivering life-changing hand therapy and join a lively discussion with some of your ASHT friends. Lively discussion among hand therapists is always fun. But this lively discussion is not about hand…

Posted by ASHT Practice Division on January 23, 2017

CMS published a new proposed rule that could severely limit the ability of hand therapists to be paid for custom-fabricated orthoses. Rule CMS-6012-P “Establishment of Special Payment Provisions and Requirements for Qualified Practitioners and Qualified Suppliers of Prosthetics and Custom…

Posted by Brocha Z. Stern, MOT, OTR/L, CHT on January 09, 2017

“My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest.” -- Charles Dickens, David Copperfield…

Posted by Gary Solomon, MBA, MS, OTR/L, CHT on January 04, 2017

Now that the new year has begun, it is my pleasure to offer this friendly reminder that ASHT membership dues must be received by January 31 to avoid any lapse in member benefits. Think of your professional world if this happened to you -- No Journal of Hand Therapy access next time you want to look…