With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many Americans home, telehealth services have emerged as an alternative to in-person care. Prior to this telehealth was an option for some medical services, however most insurances did not cover physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered by this method. Telehealth is…
Worried about your bills? Dial “99072” If providing safe, effective measures for seeing patients during the pandemic set you back financially, a new CPT code may be the answer. Recently, the American Medical Association published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code…
‘Linda’ connects with patients through mobile devices with new technology from UBC UBC, a leader in global late-stage and patient support services for the biopharmaceutical industry, introduces UBC Pathways® Engage – a digital concierge that transforms traditional patient education, support and communications through a…
Tele-Health is changing rapidly; here is how you can keep up Since the start of the epidemic turned pandemic of COVID-19 we have seen rapid changes in laws, rules, and regulations. Things can change from hour to hour, and this leaves many clinicians with…
‘Move2Improve’ takes home prize for convention A University of Delaware professor was part of a team that won the Best Virtual Reality Prize at the Reality Virtually Hackathon, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab from January 17-21, 2019. The University’s UDaily…
Mobile platform can get patients to actually complete home exercises Call it compliance, follow-through, whatever you like. The fact remains it’s a problem for PTs and OTs in working with patients. That’s why more than a dozen rehab professionals are already utilizing a new…
Personal information compromised after hackers access email accounts The personal information of as many as 35,000 ATI Physical Therapy patient may have been compromised earlier this year when hackers gained access to company email addresses. In January, ATI Holdings noticed some unauthorized changes to…
A Feinstein Institute study published by Medical Research scientist Bruce T. Volpe, MD and Johanna L. Change finds that stroke patients with high function walking speed had the potential to return to normal walking speed with improved balance following isolated ankle training with a…