NOTE: The audio from the Q&A portion of the webinar is not available. Access to the recorded presentation and slide deck are below. APTA is updating a previous list of Q&As that will address questions from the March 19 town hall and from a March 20 Facebook Live session. Check APTA's Telehealth webpage and Coronavirus webpage for the latest information.
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020
Time: 8:00 pm, ET
Intended Audience: Physical therapist assistants, physical therapists, and students of physical therapy
Location: Live Webinar/Town Hall
Cost: Free (limited number of seats, first-come, first-served)
Topic: CMS issued a statement Tuesday, March 17, 2020, announcing Medicare coverage of e-visits when furnished by PTs. E-visits are described by CMS as "non face-to-face patient-initiated digital communications that require a clinical decision that otherwise typically would have been provided in the office." The code descriptors suggest the codes are intended to cover short-term (up to seven days) assessments that are conducted online or via some other digital platform, and include any associated clinical decision-making. The webinar will review what PTs and PTAs need to know regarding e-visits.
How to Access Webinar
*If this is your first time using Adobe Connect, please plan to log-in 10 minutes early to allow time to downloading the required flash player.
Attendees select "Enter as a Guest" and enter your name.
For this meeting we request you select the "Listen only" option when prompted to start the audio conference, and mute your phone or microphone on your computer to prevent feedback and echoes. There will be a chat box for your questions. Any follow-up questions you may have after the conclusion of today’s webinar can be emailed to [email protected].
Can't make it? The town hall webinar and Q&A will be recorded and publicly accessible on the APTA website within 24 hours after the webinar concludes.
Facebook Live Event on E-Visits
APTA staff Alice Bell and Kara Gainer also were available for PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students to ask questions via Facebook Live on the same topic on Friday, March 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
