ASHT Blog

Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT, ATC on April 26, 2015

Last week, I represented ASHT at the 95th Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). It was reported that more than 9,100 attendees converged on the Music City Center in Nashville, TN – the highest attendance to date, according to AOTA. Taking into account that there…

Posted by Marsha Lawrence, PT, CHT on April 19, 2015

Putting off learning about ICD-10? Hoping your electronic health records (EHR) software will take care of the new coding for you? Check out ASHT’s webinar, “ICD-10 Coding for Hand Therapists” on May 14, 2015. The new coding system offers challenges and opportunities for hand therapists. This…

Posted by Marsha Lawrence, PT, CHT on April 14, 2015

Last night, I watched democracy in action. For months, the volunteers of the Legislation and Reimbursement Division, as well as ASHT staff, have followed every step of Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) repeal legislation. Tuesday evening (April 14) was the long anticipated climax, and it was quite a…

Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT, ATC on April 13, 2015

Starting April 12, we celebrate National Volunteer Week, a week dedicated to recognizing the extraordinary work completed by volunteers within organizations and communities throughout the United States. Each of us can recall a memory where a volunteer has touched our lives.  This week, we honor…

Posted by IFSHT on April 05, 2015

The International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy is pleased to announce the new Cristina Alegri Award for Innovation in Hand Therapy. This award was created in honor of the late Cristina Alegri, an occupational therapist from Buenos Aires credited for her innovations and contributions to…