TELEHEALTH
Physical Therapy With Telehealth
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration. Telehealth provides an opportunity for the Physical Therapists of For The Win Physical Therapy to help our patients progress and manage their conditions when it has been deemed treatment in our practice is not convenient or safe for the patient.
What to Expect During a Telehealth Visit?
HOME SET UP
For your appointment find a spot in your home where you feel you would have enough space to carry out your exercises. Generally, a 4-5’ square should work well. Make sure that you have your PT supplies together as well. You will need access to a computer/iPad with a webcam. Practice setting it up so that your therapist will have a full view of your body to observe you performing exercises or to assess movements. We have found that placing it on the back of a chair relatively straight up and down tends to work the best.
DOXY.ME
We are using Zoom as our communication medium. At this time, no storage or recording of patient information is being conducted through Zoom. We are using the most basic format which allows live video communication only. Although they are fully HIPAA compliant, we are not responsible for any unlawful breach of privacy during telehealth sessions. We are not responsible for any technical problems that may interrupt the session but will make every effort to complete or follow up with phone or email contact to ensure any needs left unmet are addressed.
PAPERWORK
Before your call, we will also email you our Telehealth Consent form. We need this eventually signed by you so we can keep a copy of it in your records in our office.
VIDEO APPOINTMENT
The Telehealth visit will last for the normal scheduled length of visit. At the time of your appointment, you will receive an email with a link to click where you will virtually check in to your appointment. Once you have signed in, we will see that you are in the “Virtual Waiting Room”. when we click on your name each of our videos will be activated and the session will begin! Your first visit can sometimes be a bit chaotic, so please try to spend some time before the call to get your area ready for the call. Once you give us verbal consent to move forward, we will get going with the visit! The visits will be mostly questions and answers to start with. Feel free to update us on how you have been feeling, what you have been doing and what are you needing help with.
Additional Information
We will also ask you to perform appropriate movements so we can see through the video how you are moving and where your limitations are.
We may change your home exercises and after the call, we will forward you via email any updates to your home program.
The need for follow-up visits will be determined based on your status and pending any guidelines we may be mandated to follow regarding the frequency of visits.
“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
- Socrates
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