Supporting the Physiatrist, Strengthening the Specialty

AAPM&R is working to ensure PM&R is positioned to thrive in the future of healthcare and that you’re prepared for wherever your career takes you. Our more than 10,000 Academy members support each other in advancing PM&R’s impact through healthcare. As we move forward, it is more important than ever that every member play an active role in helping one another realize the vision for our specialty.

Newsroom

Looking for AAPM&R members in the news? Press releases? Our Academy Action Center? Or looking to submit your members in the news content? You'll find it all in our Newsroom. You will also be able to explore PM&R and Academy news as well as learn how to contact us if you would like to submit your member content, or if you are a reporter who is interested in speaking with a PM&R physician.

Event Calendar and Webinars

Stay up to date on all Academy events and learning opportunities and view recordings of past webinars. 

PM&R Aspire

PM&R Aspire is our career-exploration platform purpose-built to help PM&R professionals make better-informed career decisions. We have mapped employer locations across the United States, enabling you to explore, message and apply to the roles that matter most to you.

PM&R Q&A Video Conversations

AAPM&R is leading the advancement of physiatry’s impact throughout healthcare as aligned with YOUR vision for the specialty. Explore our Q&A video series where members of our Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board chat with AAPM&R Board leaders.

Latest News

Upcoming MIPS Webinars

May 2, 2017, 10:00 by User Not Found

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting 2 upcoming webinars to learn about the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Don't forget: you can use the Spine Quality Outcomes Database to meet your MIPS reporting requirements! 

How to Select Measures and Maximize Quality Performance in MIPS 

CAPG is pleased to present a complimentary new webinar series for physicians and physician groups implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) through the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Through a co-branding agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the sessions will combine CMS expertise on the regulation’s content with CAPG members’ knowledge of how clinicians are responding on the ground to these important changes.

In this session, CMS’s Dr. David Nilasena will review MACRA’s requirement for quality reporting, reporting mechanisms, and scoring methodology, and will answer questions on the specific quality component of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CAPG members Dr. Susan Merrill and Dr. Matt Poffenroth will describe how they’re selecting measures for optimal success, and will share the rationale behind their strategies and its implications for their organizations. Speakers are:

  • David S. Nilasena, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CMS Region 6 
  • Susan Merrill, PhD, MPH, Director, Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety, John Muir Physician Network
  • Matt Poffenroth, MD, CEO and CMO, Signature Partners, Inova Health System

 

MIPS Group Reporting 101

During the webinar, CMS will provide an overview of group reporting under MIPS and highlight requirements for participation, including:

  • Individual vs. Group Reporting
  • Group Reporting Requirements
  • Performance Category Measures
  • Data Submission Mechanisms
  • Post-Data Submission
  • Participation Milestones

Upcoming MIPS Webinars

May 2, 2017, 10:00 by User Not Found

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting 2 upcoming webinars to learn about the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Don't forget: you can use the Spine Quality Outcomes Database to meet your MIPS reporting requirements! 

How to Select Measures and Maximize Quality Performance in MIPS 

CAPG is pleased to present a complimentary new webinar series for physicians and physician groups implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) through the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Through a co-branding agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the sessions will combine CMS expertise on the regulation’s content with CAPG members’ knowledge of how clinicians are responding on the ground to these important changes.

In this session, CMS’s Dr. David Nilasena will review MACRA’s requirement for quality reporting, reporting mechanisms, and scoring methodology, and will answer questions on the specific quality component of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CAPG members Dr. Susan Merrill and Dr. Matt Poffenroth will describe how they’re selecting measures for optimal success, and will share the rationale behind their strategies and its implications for their organizations. Speakers are:

  • David S. Nilasena, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CMS Region 6 
  • Susan Merrill, PhD, MPH, Director, Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety, John Muir Physician Network
  • Matt Poffenroth, MD, CEO and CMO, Signature Partners, Inova Health System

 

MIPS Group Reporting 101

During the webinar, CMS will provide an overview of group reporting under MIPS and highlight requirements for participation, including:

  • Individual vs. Group Reporting
  • Group Reporting Requirements
  • Performance Category Measures
  • Data Submission Mechanisms
  • Post-Data Submission
  • Participation Milestones

Explore AAPM&R

Online Learning Portal

Education is a fundamental offering that affects PM&R physicians across clinical focuses, practice areas, career stages and levels of expertise. As part of Academy membership, we provide top-notch education and other innovative learning resources across a variety of delivery mechanisms.

Access AAPM&R’s popular Online Learning Portal, which features educational resources, including case studies, instructional videos and more on a variety of clinical and practice topics.



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Online Education Subscription

24/7 access to our online educational resources through the end of your annual membership cycle. Check out what's included below!

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STEP Certificate Programs

AAPM&R’s highly-regarded STEP Certificate Programs are designed by physiatrists for physiatrists and teach and assess important physiatric skills using a progressive, competency- based curriculum.

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PhyzForum

PhyzForum is an online physiatry community that allows you to engage with peers, ask advice, and share experiences. Participate in discussions to network, collaborate, and exchange best practices with your peers.

Annual Assembly
November 12-15

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The 2020 Annual Assembly is virtual! Join us from November 12-15 as we meet online to share best practices and support each other as we navigate a “new normal."

Critical Conversation Series

Thursday, October 1 at 6 pm (CT)

You're invited to participate in a series of discussions on racial equity, access and inclusion in today’s world. Join us for our next conversation on October 1 for AAPM&R's Diversity and Inclusion Journey. We will review efforts that led to the creation of the D&I strategic plan, unveil our new Principles of Inclusion and Engagement and share new initiatives on the horizon.

AAPM&R News

Upcoming MIPS Webinars

May 02, 2017

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting 2 upcoming webinars to learn about the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Don't forget: you can use the Spine Quality Outcomes Database to meet your MIPS reporting requirements! 

How to Select Measures and Maximize Quality Performance in MIPS 

CAPG is pleased to present a complimentary new webinar series for physicians and physician groups implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) through the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Through a co-branding agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the sessions will combine CMS expertise on the regulation’s content with CAPG members’ knowledge of how clinicians are responding on the ground to these important changes.

In this session, CMS’s Dr. David Nilasena will review MACRA’s requirement for quality reporting, reporting mechanisms, and scoring methodology, and will answer questions on the specific quality component of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CAPG members Dr. Susan Merrill and Dr. Matt Poffenroth will describe how they’re selecting measures for optimal success, and will share the rationale behind their strategies and its implications for their organizations. Speakers are:

  • David S. Nilasena, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CMS Region 6 
  • Susan Merrill, PhD, MPH, Director, Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety, John Muir Physician Network
  • Matt Poffenroth, MD, CEO and CMO, Signature Partners, Inova Health System

 

MIPS Group Reporting 101

During the webinar, CMS will provide an overview of group reporting under MIPS and highlight requirements for participation, including:

  • Individual vs. Group Reporting
  • Group Reporting Requirements
  • Performance Category Measures
  • Data Submission Mechanisms
  • Post-Data Submission
  • Participation Milestones

Physiatry News

Upcoming MIPS Webinars

May 02, 2017

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting 2 upcoming webinars to learn about the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Don't forget: you can use the Spine Quality Outcomes Database to meet your MIPS reporting requirements! 

How to Select Measures and Maximize Quality Performance in MIPS 

CAPG is pleased to present a complimentary new webinar series for physicians and physician groups implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) through the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Through a co-branding agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the sessions will combine CMS expertise on the regulation’s content with CAPG members’ knowledge of how clinicians are responding on the ground to these important changes.

In this session, CMS’s Dr. David Nilasena will review MACRA’s requirement for quality reporting, reporting mechanisms, and scoring methodology, and will answer questions on the specific quality component of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CAPG members Dr. Susan Merrill and Dr. Matt Poffenroth will describe how they’re selecting measures for optimal success, and will share the rationale behind their strategies and its implications for their organizations. Speakers are:

  • David S. Nilasena, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CMS Region 6 
  • Susan Merrill, PhD, MPH, Director, Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety, John Muir Physician Network
  • Matt Poffenroth, MD, CEO and CMO, Signature Partners, Inova Health System

 

MIPS Group Reporting 101

During the webinar, CMS will provide an overview of group reporting under MIPS and highlight requirements for participation, including:

  • Individual vs. Group Reporting
  • Group Reporting Requirements
  • Performance Category Measures
  • Data Submission Mechanisms
  • Post-Data Submission
  • Participation Milestones

Take the Next STEP in Your Ultrasound Education

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AAPM&R's STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program is the premiere ultrasound training program—designed by physiatrists, for physiatrists. 

As the only formal, standardized training pathway available for honing and validating your ultrasound skill set, successful completion of the STEP Ultrasound Program will clearly demonstrate to your patients, fellow health care professionals, employers, and the medical facilities you work with that you are a competent professional, expertly trained in ultrasound. 

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