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Editor's Note: What are you worth as a telepractioner?
Our
June 2016 Telepractice Salary Survey - see the results in this edition, shows what telepractioners are receiving for salary/compensation. The results also indicate that one of the concerns that respondents have is licensing, specifically, related to the possibility of national or multi-state licensing.
In this month's edition :
- We review the survey results, and compare our results with the most recent ASHA survey on telepractice.
- We show what the typical telerpractioner looks like.
- In his videos, Bill Connors discusses and interprets the survey results. He also suggests way to increase or leverage your value as a telepractioner.
-- We include current information in Telepractice/Telehealth News.
Do you want to do telepractice?
Our
Telepractice Certification Community (TCC) leads the world in helping individuals and organizations exploit the potential of telepractice by offering comprehensive, ongoing and up-to-date training, support and information at an affordable cost in user-friendly formats.
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What does an average telepractioner look like?
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Editor's Note: What does the average telepractioner look like?
The results of our June 2016 survey on telepractice salary/compensation show that the average telepractitioner:
- is currently working part time.
- works with children in a school setting.
- is a contractor with a telepractice company.
- has less than 4 years of telepractice experience.
- does not receive an annual salary.
- is paid between $36 and $45 per hour (hourly basis).
- receives no compensation for paperwork, admin time or benefits.
- has licenses in 2 states.
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Bill Connors discusses: Survey Results
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In this month's video, Bill Connors provides an interpretation of the survey results that you can use in a practical way.
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In
this month's video, Bill Connors discusses how to get the pay that you want as a telepractioner.
Time: 04:56
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TCC Telepractice Salary Survey Analysis
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138 individuals responded to our June 2016 survey. Below you will find a quick summary and interpretation of the results. [ABBREVIATIONS: SLP - Speech Language Pathologist; EMP=Employment; EXP= Experience;ANN = Annual Salary; HO=Hourly; PERS= Per Session; PERV= Per Visit; BEN=Benefits; AGE=Age Range; LIC= Licenses].
Thanks for all of you who responded to our survey and who requested additional information.
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Question 1. What is your employment status as a telepractioner?
For EMP status, 50% of SLPs said that they are currently NOT working as a telepractioner, while 24% said that they are working full time. 25% said that they currently work part time, and an estimated 19% said that they plan to use telepractice in the future or when they retire.
Question 2. Select the setting that best describes where you currently work as a telepractioner.
For EMP setting, 52% of SLPs work in schools, and 37% are in private practice. The rest of the responses - 11% , were scattered between: Other; Outpatient Clinic or Office; SNF; Non-profit; Rehab or Pediatric Hospital; Long-term acute care.
Question 3. Select the sentences that best describe the structure of your employment.
For EMP structure, responses were almost even between "I am self-employed" and "I contract with a telepractice company", with a total of 79%.
Question 4. How many years of experience do you have working with telepractice?
The responses to this question illustrate the embryonic nature of telepractice. An estimated 66% of SLPs indicated that they have less than 4 years of experience - Less than 1 year; Between 1 and 4 years. A combined 19% have experience between 5 and 10 years, OR more than 10 years.
Question 5. If you are paid an ANNUAL SALARY as a telepractioner, what is your salary?
3 out of 4 SLPs do not receive ANN; for the rest of the answers, the numbers ranged from "Between $46 K to $56 K up to "More than $75 K".
Question 6. If you are paid on an HOURLY BASIS for telepractice, what is your salary or reimbursement?
38% - approximately 4 out of 10 SLPs, indicated that they are paid HO between $36 and $45 per hour.
Question 7. If you are paid on a PER SESSION or PER VISIT basis for telepractice, what is your reimbursement?
For PERV, 70% - 2 out of 3, responded that " I am not paid on a per session/per visit basis."
Question 8. If you're reimbursed on a PER VISIT basis, do you receive compensation for paperwork, meetings and administrative time?
For PERV, 1 out of 3 receive compensation for paperwork, meetings, and admin time.
Question 9. Do you receive benefits for your telepractice work?
3 out of 4 do not receive BEN.
Question 10. What age range of clients do you serve via telepractice?
In terms of AGE, the largest group of telepractioners in this survey work with
school-age children - 3 out of 4.
Question 11. In terms of licensing, how many states or provinces do you have or maintain licenses? The survey shows that SLPs have at least 2 licenses.
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What are Telepractioners concerned about?
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In our June 2016 Telepractice Salary Survey, we included two open-ended questions:
Question 12: What tools, resources and support, not currently available, would individual telepractioners benefit from?
55 responses
1. One of the biggest concerns and needs reflected in the survey results is related to licensure, specifically
national licensure. The largest number of respondents indicated that they want
"a nationally-recognized, all- inclusive teletherapy license that covers every state."
The reality currently is that each state "
regulates its own profession, and, as such, each state wants to regulate who is or is not qualified to provide services through their own process of licensure."
While many professions offer compacts - ie multistate licensure, this is not yet avaialble for telepractice.
Links:
https://etherapi.com/blog/the-road-to-online-therapy-across-state-lines/
http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/compactstate.shtml
https://www.z2systems.com/neon/resource/msha/files/BROWN_-_Multi-State_Telepractice_Whats_the_Catch.pdf
ASHA does support the concept of a
licensure compact; as they state, however, "there are many moving parts and parties involved to establish this type of licensure."
2. The second concern for telepractitioners covers
the availability of shared materials, resources, websites and testing.
3. Several respondents asked for information on the
leading telepractice companies. One person asked for "reviews and ratings for employers, tools and resources."
Question 13:
Please feel free to add any comments or questions on telepractice.
32 responses
A number of respondents said that they enjoy doing telepractice and that they think that it's an exciting area. However, some respondents also indicated that, while telepractice offers a very valuable service, they think that
telepractioners are undervalued.
Anonymous - "I have said this to my state organization. I thought I was in a field by myself, but this field is growing at an increasing rate and I think it should be included in surveys, memberships, etc. I provide telepractice in my home to students who do online school. More and more SLPs and OTs are doing this in addition to in home services."
Anonymous -"I think
it is a major mistake to discount teletherapy rates from in person therapy rates. It gives the message that the therapy is not as good as in person. I do not believe the therapy quality is different- only the delivery platform. In some cases teletherapy is better than in person."
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SLP Salary Survey Comparison
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For the August 2016 TCC Newsletter, we are comparing our TCC Salary Survey with industry surveys using the following data:
1. ASHA, 2015 SLP Salary Survey (# of Respondents: 1842)
The ASHA survey includes separate reports and information on: Annual Salaries [PDF] and on Hourly and Per Home Visit Wages [PDF).
For this analysis, we're overlaying the ASHA 2015/2016 results with the TCC 2016 results. Note: Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100%.
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Telepractice/Telehealth News
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SIG 18 and telepractice continue to be challenged with reimbursement issues. Medicare does not provide benefits for audiology and speech-language pathology services provided through telepractice. At the state level, Medicaid and private insurance policies are highly variable.
3. Telemedicine market to soar past $30B
An increasing aged population and healthcare costs are propelling the market growth of telemedicine.
The Federal Communications Commission launched a new mapping tool on Tuesday to identify gaps and opportunities for broadband access to improve healthcare in the U.S.
Critics say it promotes cronyism, while advocates say the program will help doctors and health systems expand their telehealth networks across state lines. Federal officials are stepping in to help the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact - even as critics call the effort "crony doctoring."
A telehealth platform launched in Kaiser Permanente's southern California region has helped boost tPA use and improve door-to-treatment times for stroke patients.
Patient privacy laws have some big gaps when it comes to digital health, according to a recent report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
8. Making Telestroke the Norm
Telemedicine has not been widely adopted. Barriers exist, such as the initial cost of the machine. But the greater challenge is that it is not typically reimbursed by Medicare. Two politicians who are also stroke survivors, Illinois Senator Mark Kirk and Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty, are working on the
FAST (Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine) Act -- legislation to help make telemedicine the norm and not the exception.
If you are interested in telepractice,
want
to begin to offer telepractice, or want more information,
Join the TCC Community
to receive: training; ongoing support; weekly peer networking, practice and Q&A sessions
online; information including licensure, billing, reimbursement, and more. Be at the forefront of this important treatment and business opportunity. Questions? Contact
[email protected] .
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Online Telepractice Education
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CEU Allied Health offers a live, online, hands-on
courses to prepare SLPs to learn
about
or enter the world of telepractice. Bill Connors from Telepractice Certification Community is the presenter. Participants will be able to perform a telepractice session at the end of this course, guaranteed.
Start Your Telepractice, Now !
Online, Live Telepractice Course,
September 6, Tuesday - 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST
September 18, Sunday - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
October 5, Wednesday - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
October 25, Tuesday - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
This three-hour course will provide the participant with the ability to:
1. schedule, start, conduct, and save notes for a Telepractice session with the client at a distance.
2. utilize the whiteboard, screen-sharing, chat, and other tele-tools.
3. recognize key professional, legal and ethical issue related to telepractice.
4. discuss marketing, business, financial and promotional concerns for the telepractitioner.
5. identify peer and community support/resources for telepractice endeavors.
Participants will actually have a trial tele-connection the week prior to the course and will have hands-on interaction as both a simulated client and as a presenter/therapist. This course provides takeaway ability and tools to run a telepractice session as well as ongoing support. This course will satisfy the online course requirement for Certification as a TCC provider.
Registration for this course:
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