{"id":5461,"date":"2021-10-15T21:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2021-10-15T21:15:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:15:39","slug":"not-just-phoning-it-in-advocating-for-telehealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/15\/not-just-phoning-it-in-advocating-for-telehealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Just Phoning It In: Advocating for Telehealth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the pandemic I have used telehealth to enhance my\npractice, from patients who didn\u2019t want to come to therapy because of covid, to\npatients who were at high risk due to preexisting conditions, to patients from\nrural areas who would have to travel inordinate distances in order to come to\nappointments, however this tool is set to end come January 1<sup>st<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the declaration of a national\nemergency in 2020 due to the spreading of a novel virus the president gave\npower to Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to make changes to\nbetter enable providers to continue to provide healthcare, among these was the\ndecision for CMS to reimburse providers for services provided through\ntelehealth. A 2020 APTA report showed that the number of PTs providing\ntelehealth consultation increased from 2% prior to the onset of the Covid-19\npandemic to 48% by July of 2020. While the majority of physical therapy visits\ncontinued to be conducted in person tele-visits provided the ability to\ncontinue to provide care to those who were at risk or cautious about returning\nto the clinic due to the ongoing pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When meeting with legislators regarding\nthis issue most were aware that there had been an emergency authorization for\nproviding care, but many were not aware that the ability for physical\ntherapists to provide these services to patients with Medicare and Medicaid was\nset to expire at the end of the year. While some private insurers have already\nchanged their policy on telehealth action is needed from congress in order to\nmake these changes permanent. Telehealth has been instrumental for me to\nconnect with some patients who would have otherwise felt uncomfortable coming\ninto the clinic, and it is important that we as therapists, continue to be able\nto utilize this tool to meet the needs of our patients. As such it was great to\nbe able to meet with our legislators and explain to them how this issue affects\nme, my patients, and their ability to continue to get high quality healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Forrest Andres-Beck, PT, DPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5462\" width=\"130\" height=\"156\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Andres-Beck is a retired professional ballet dancer and physical therapist in the twin cities. 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