Final Speaker Confirmed
February 18th, 2015
We’ve just received confirmation from our final speaker for the Conference March 30 – April 1 in Seattle. Chelene Whiteaker, Policy Director for the Washington State Hospital Association, will join us to talk about her experiences working with a collaborative group to bring a telehealth parity law to Washington State. At this time, the bill has passed the State Senate and is headed toward the State House. Chelene will share the steps the group took to bring the bill forward and show its benefits to the Senate.
Read MoreNRTRCs Busy Travel Schedule
February 11th, 2015
It must be Spring. The biggest signal for the season change is the uptick in travel the NRTRC staff faces at this time of year. It seems like nobody wants to plan travel in the Winter when things are potentially dangerous, in the Summer during vacation time or in the Fall as the Holidays approach, so Spring seems to start and end at the airport.
Read MoreUpcoming NRTRC Conference
February 4th, 2015
The big item of discussion here at NRTRC World Headquarters is our upcoming Annual Conference. The Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington at the beautiful Olive 8 Hyatt Hotel March 30 – April 1.
Read MoreTelehealth and Occupational Therapy
January 28th, 2015
I've received several queries lately about using teleheatlh for Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech Therapy and Physical Therapy (PT). It's a natural. Unfortunately, it's hard for providers to get paid for offering those services via telehealth. Most states follow the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pay schedule for telehealth and those therapies aren't covered, even if they have parity laws.
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