Abstract
The spring 2014 issue of the International Journal of Telerehabilitation (IJT) contains four informative and timely policy articles: (1) an invited commentary describing the exploratory process underway within physical therapy to create licensure portability for physical therapists, (2) an analysis of state telehealth laws and regulations for occupational therapy and physical therapy, (3) an overview of telehealth evidence and key telehealth policy issues in occupational therapy, and (4) the World Federation of Occupational Therapists' (WFOT) Position Statement on Telehealth. This issue also contains original research evaluating the feasibility of providing pediatric dysphagia treatment via telepractice, a clinical report of student learning outcomes associated with an innovative experiential learning assignment involving (international) teleconsultation in a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) curriculum, a book review, and announcements from the American Telemedicine Association.
Highlights
With the advent of increasingly accessible Internetbased technologies, it is not difficult to envision a future wherein the practice of telerehabilitation is the norm, rather than an innovative exception
How might a telerehabilitation clinician determine if their Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) system is truly secure and private? Valerie Watzlaf, a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), and colleagues Sohrab Moeini and Patti Firouzan address this question
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Summary
With the advent of increasingly accessible Internetbased technologies, it is not difficult to envision a future wherein the practice of telerehabilitation is the norm, rather than an innovative exception. This issue of the International Journal of Telerehabilitation (IJT) focuses on three powerful delivery systems: Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP); YouTube; and e-mail. Clinicians are increasingly employing Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems such as Skype, Adobe ConnectNow, and ooVoo to conduct telepractice sessions.
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