Sunday, November 15, 2020
Most Recent Information
- United Healthcare: Commercial Plan Telehealth Update
Personal Care
- CDC: Manage Anxiety & Stress
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- HoursTV Stress Management Apps: Here Are the Top Stress Management Apps During Time of Coronavirus
- The Penny Hoarder: 13 Free and Effective Ways to Manage Your Coronavirus-Related Stress
- Headspace: Free Headspace Plus account for US healthcare professionals through 2020
Delaware Resources
- Delaware Health & Social Services: Cloth Mask Guidance
- State of Delaware: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- Delaware: Telehealth Coverage and Billing Pertinent to Delaware
- Delaware: Message from DPTA President Stacie Larkin
- Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Potential Impact of the coronavirus
- Delaware Department of Labor: DOL Releases Guidance for Independent Contractors and Self-employed Seeking Unemployment Through the CARES Act
Insurance Resources
- CIGNA: Cigna’s response to COVID-19
- CMS: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
- Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: COVID-19 Updates
- Aetna: Aetna Telemedicine FAQ’s
- Aetna: UPDATED: Aetna’s Telemedicine Policy
- PT in Motion: Aetna Now Covers Telehealth Delivered by PTs
- AmeriHealth: Amerihealth Telemedicine FAQs
- CIGNA/American Specialty Health: Virtual Physical and Occupational Services Billing Guidance for Cigna patients
- CIGNA: Cigna’s response to COVID-19
- United Healthcare: COVID-19 Prior Authorization and Ongoing Patient Care Updates
- United Healthcare: COVID-19 Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Telehealth
- COVID-19 FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP agencies: Click here to access the link
Business Resources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
- U.S. Small Business Administration: Paycheck Protection Program: PPP Resumes April 27, 2020
- U.S. Department of Labor: Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
- U.S. Small Business Administration: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
- U.S. Small Business Administration: COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application
- U.S. Small Business Administration: Low Interest Disaster Loans
- U.S. Small Business Administration: Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Private Practice Section, APTA: Tips and Tricks to Start Telehealth Tomorrow
- OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
Healthcare Resources
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
- CDC: Interim Additional Guidance for Outpatient and Ambulatory Care Settings
- CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
- CMS.gov: CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General: COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scams
National Resources
- APTA: Impact of COVID-19 on the Physical Therapy Profession
- APTA: Commercial Payer Telehealth & E-Visits Coverage (Updated)
- TELEHEALTH.HHS.GOV: Telehealth: Health care from the safety of our homes
- APTA Letter to Congress: Regarding Increasing access to rehabilitation telehealth services and financial relief to community-based private rehabilitation clinics
- DE Congressional Representatives: Members of Congress
- APTA: Telehealth Modalities That PTs and PTAs Can Use During the Public Health Emergency
- Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: COVID-19 Updates
- Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: Possible Roles for PTs and PTAs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- PT in Motion: Furnishing and Billing E-Visits: Addressing Your Questions
- PT in Motion: Telehealth in Physical Therapy in Light of COVID-19
- APTA COVID-19 and Telehealth Resources for Members: These are updated frequently so be on the lookout for alerts:
Additional Telehealth Resources
- APTA website
- APTA Facebook page
- Private Practice Section (of the APTA) website
- The Private Practice Section has opened its website to members and nonmembers at this time to allow all practitioners access to the wealth of information included on it.
- “Critical Resources for Managing your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic” for updated information regarding providing PT during the COVIC-19 pandemic
- “Impact Magazine” – access a comprehensive article on starting a telehealth practice
- Mark Milligan, PT, DPT “Tips and Tricks to Start Telehealth Tomorrow”. Impact March 2020
- Telehealth Physical Therapy Providers (PT – Physio) Facebook page