Telehealth

Here are resources for telehealth links to consider from APTA and the Federation of State Boards of PT: []

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Other resources in the field of telemedicine and telehealth to consider:


 * ATA (American Telemedicine Association) Documents **
 * A Blueprint For Telerehabilitation Guidelines[| http][|://www.americantelemed.org/i4a/forms/form.cfm?id=37&pageid=3915&showTitle=1]


 * Various Standards and Guidelines[|http][|://][|www.americantelemed.org/][|i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3311]

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 * APA (Australian Physiotherapy Association) **
 * Telerehabilitation and Physiotherapy Position Paper (2009)

__ [|http://www.aota.org/practitioners/official/position/36203.aspx?ft=.pdf] __ [|(AOTA member only)]
 * AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association) Documents **
 * Telehealth Position Paper (2010) __ [|– revised edition (2012) currently under review by COP/RA] __


 * Model State Regulations for the use of Telehealth in Occupational Therapy (pending publication)
 * // Emerging Niche: Telehealth ( // contains multiple documents) //(// []


 * Cason, J. (2012). Telehealth opportunities in occupational therapy through the Affordable Care Act. //American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66//, 131-136. []

= Ø Telepractice for SLPs and Audiologists-Official Policy Documents and additional information = []
 * ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) **

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 * HIPAA, Privacy and Security **
 * Watzlaf, V., &, Moeini, S., & Firouzan, P. (2010). VoIP for telerehabilitation: A risk analysis for privacy, security, and HIPAA compliance. //International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2//(2), 3-14. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2010.6056 . Also available via the International Journal of Telerehabilitation

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 * Legal and Regulatory **
 * Cason, J., & Brannon, J. (2011). Telehealth regulatory and legal considerations: Frequently asked questions. //International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 3//(2), 15-18. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2011.6077
 * Cohn, E.R., Brannon, J.A., & Cason, J. (2011). Resolving barriers to licensure portability for telerehabilitation professionals//. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 3//(2), 31-34. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2011.6078 []


 * Networking **
 * // PT Technology SIG - under Health Policy and Administration Section (HPA) and (APTA members only) //
 * // OT Connections – Technology SIS Forum/Telerehabilitation: // http://otconnections.aota.org/forums/7352.aspx (AOTA member only)


 * // Occupational Therapy in Telehealth Group Facebook Page: // http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/143754989039036/ (Request to join)


 * Other Resources **
 * American Telemedicine Association Telerehabilitation Special Interest Group [|http][|://www.americantelemed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3328]
 * Telehealth Resource Centers [|http][|://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/]
 * California Telemedicine & eHealth Center [|http://www.CTEConline.org] /

**Blogs**
This is a link to a blog post on telehealth adoption