800 Vinial Street, B408
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 724-831-8353
March 2020
Telepractice Community response to COVID-19
Who knew - that, in one short month, life, as we know it, would change - dramatically? Like many of you, we’ve been closely monitoring the news around the recent COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Yet, we are TELEPRACTICE STRONG.

First and foremost, we hope you and your family are safe in this truly unprecedented time. During this time of uncertainty, expert help using telepractice is here for you; please contact Bill Connors or Erin St. Myer , or take one of Bill's upcoming online courses - see below.

From starting your own telepractice to quickly adding a telepractice component to your organization, we offer LIVE, friendly, online and affordable business coaching and telepractice training. Be one of the 2,300 who have successfully transitioned. Contact us at EverythingSLP.com or 724.831.8353 . Visit our private Facebook community Telepractice For SLPs and its 14,500 Telepractice Strong members.

We are a strong and resilient community; and, we have the opportunity to support one another through the challenges that lie ahead.

Click here to take the world's only LIVE, hands-on, online Telepractice Training!

Online Telepractice 101 course
Given the recent COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a spark of interest in service provision at a distance. Anyone interested in individualized , personal, live, hands-on telepractice training, contact Training Division Everything SLP or 724 831 8353 .

The group course below is limited to 10 participants.

Bill Connors has 15 years telepractice experience and has instructed over 2,300 SLPs and organizations in conducting telepractice sessions. This 2.00 hour course will, not only compare and contrast theraplatform, blinksession, theraV and Zoom, but will also provide the aspiring SLP with the ability to:

1. schedule, conduct, and save notes for a telepractice session.
2. utilize the whiteboard , create and organize materials , screen-sharing, chat, and other tele-tools.
3. recognize key professional, legal and ethical issues related to telepractice.
4. discuss marketing, business, financial and promotional opportunities for the tele-practitioner.
5. identify peer and community support/resources.
6. compare various SLP video platforms.
7. Any and all questions discussed with opportunities to interact with peers including up-to-the-minute information concerning the ever-changing world of service provision at a distance. .

Bill's course includes a 100+ slide PPT as well as the program "The Ultimate Guide to Platform Selection: 93 Features and Benefits." FYI - While this course focuses on speech therapy, PT and OT may also benefit.

Telepractice, live, online courses:

WED 4/1/20 7:00 PM EDT
SAT 4/4/20 NOON PM EDT
WED 4/8/20 5 PM EDT

The cost of each online course is $75.00.

Register for the course here. Be sure to select your time zone when registering then the date you want.

Send a request to info@EverythingSLP.com for additional courses which will be added soon.

FREE Telepractice product
Just in time for the urgent need to see clients at a distance! This free product from EverythingSLP offers 6 steps with supporting ideas and resources for starting an SLP private telepractice.

The practical SLP may see this as the time to engage that entrepreneurial spirit. You will be shocked at how affordable and doable starting your own Telepractice or a larger private practice can be when you use the experts who will guide you through each step and offer ongoing support. Do not be left behind. It is not a matter of if we offer services at a distance but WHEN. 


What's New with Telepractice/Telehealth/Telemedicine?
Below is a summary of the changes to the audiology and speech-language pathology (SLP) certification standards that have gone into effect for individuals submitting applications for certification beginning January 1, 2020. ASHA Website

Audiologists and speech-language pathologists who provide outpatient services to Medicare beneficiaries will see new and revised procedure codes for pre- and post-implant evaluation of auditory function, computerized dynamic posturography, and cognitive function intervention in the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). ASHA Leader, January -February 2020

Roughly two years after passing a landmark law defining telehealth and establishing payment and coverage parity, Kentucky lawmakers are considering creating a cabinet-level department to oversee connected health programs.  February 18, 2020 

Separate bills before Maryland's House and Senate aim to expand the definition of telehealth to include asynchronous platforms, after the state's medical board enacted an audio-video-only rule last year. February 13, 2020

With the coronavirus threatening to become a pandemic, health systems and telehealth vendors see this as an opportunity to bring connected health to the forefront - and reshape the future of healthcare. March 05, 2020

The coronavirus legislation signed by President Donald Trump would let Medicare expand the use of telemedicine in outbreak areas, potentially reducing infection risks for vulnerable seniors. March 6, 2020

The U.S. telehealth industry, including market leader Teladoc Health Inc, is preparing for a surge in demand as public health officials aiming to contain the fast-spreading new coronavirus encourage use of alternatives to clinic visits and patients seek to avoid public spaces.  March 6, 2020