A Conversation with Ashim Bakshi, Partner & Clinical Director of the Hand and Orthopedic Rehab Clinics
As our nation continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, physical and occupational therapists are urgently working to ensure patients in need of therapy services are able to continue receiving care. As the physical and occupational therapy community gains a better understanding of the challenges ahead, we spoke with The Hand and Orthopedic Rehab Clinics Partner…
A Discussion with Wright Physical Therapy CEO Bryan Wright About the COVID-19 Crisis
During this unprecedented public health emergency, millions of Medicare patients have lost access to the physical therapy services they rely on to manage their pain, post-operative care, mobility, and risk of falling. The interruption in care caused by this pandemic will undoubtedly cause a myriad of downstream, long-term negative effects for patients, physical therapy practices…
CMS Expands Telehealth Payment to Include Physical & Occupational Therapists
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, we asked for your help in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow physical and occupational therapists to provide telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries. And our advocates responded by submitting more than 1,400 comment letters to CMS! Yesterday, CMS announced it is dramatically extending provider reimbursement…