Physicourses Telemedicine

Transitioning to Telehealth

Elizabeth Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR/L

There has been an overwhelming demand for telehealth services to reduce barriers to accessing care during the recent pandemic. The skills needed by therapists to implement telehealth are now a requirement. This course will prepare therapists for immediate implementation of telehealth services through analysis of legal compliance with telehealth laws, assessment of appropriate model of communication and implementation of effective telehealth intervention.Highlights Expand your assessment and treatment into the Telehealth model of service delivery Providing effective care via Telehealth while continuing to improve outcomes Legal compliance and reimbursement tips Screening tool to determining use of telehealth Checklists to prepare for sessions for both adults and pediatric clients

Telehealth Ergonomics for Healthcare Professionals

For years, the American Physical Therapy Association has been telling us as practitioners: "Telehealth will not replace traditional clinical care - but it will give flexibility to provide services efficiently. Quicker screening, assessment and referral can improve care coordination within collaborative delivery models." They go on to further admit what's now undeniable: "In physical therapy, patients /clients are asking for more time-efficient and less costly care models. Busy lifestyles make it difficult for greater numbers of people to attend traditional BIW / TIW appointments. Applications of telehealth in physical therapy already allows PT's to better communicate with patients / clients and provide more flexible care." These statements were all made prior to the new realities of a post-COVID-19 clinical landscape. Telehealth Ergonomics is a novel approach to computer workstation ergonomic assessment and modification whose time has come - especially with the current pressures made starkly clear by the new COVID-19 reality. This emerging way to work effectively and efficiently will reduce the personal cost of obtaining expert ergonomic assessments and interventions and provide an evidence-based and systematic program of completing ergonomic assessments remotely. It will also offer the scrupulous practitioner a new area of expertise and commerce. It couldn't come at a better time.Highlights Diversify your skillset with strategies to effectively deliver telehealth to your pat...