Celebration-Time-Come On! It’s a Celebration: Using Telehealth Services in the SNF - “Value of PT”
October 17th, 2023
Celebration-Time-Come On! It’s a Celebration: Using Telehealth Services in the SNF - “Value of PT”
By: Laurie Kolosky, RPT, Director of Programs & Education / Site Coordinator of Clinical Services
Noreen Hiltsley-Mosher, Director of Marketing and Communications
Each year in October, physical therapy services are celebrated throughout the United States by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The theme
for this year is the “Value of PT.” Preferred Therapy Solutions (PTS) realizes the “Value of PT” is beyond measure.
The benefits this profession has provided are life-transformative. As we consider the invaluable role of physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and students that provide rehabilitative therapeutic care, across various settings from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to Outpatient and Wellness Centers, we must
recognize and celebrate the use of telehealth services.
Did you know the first medical-telehealth communication was established at the University of Nebraska in 1959, using a two-way television transmitting to medical students? Its popularity did not evolve until the 1960s and 70s in rural areas where there was limited access to healthcare affording people to access medical specialists. It was in 2014, that telehealth became endorsed by the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as an appropriate service delivery method when provided in a manner consistent with the APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
