800 Vinial Street, B408
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 724-831-8353
January 2020
What do you want to accomplish this year?
The New Year is the time for new beginnings, leading - hopefully, to new accomplishments.

SLPs/Tele-SLPs: W hat do you want to accomplish this year?

> With your clients?
> For yourself?
> For your practice?

Look at the following to help you set up and manage your accomplishments!
TC 2020: Need help with your start -up?    
Why study videos when you can work with a human one-on-one phased-in over time as ou grow?   

TC can help your from the start up to success!

We offer live interactions with an expert ( combined 60 years experience ) telepractice business coach who can help you create your own website, start your telepractice , provide live training; hold your hand personally during the start up and more,


Everything SLP 2020: New Offerings
The treatment of clients with acquired apraxia can be one of the most challenging undertakings for the medical SLP.

EverythingSLP offers this flow chart , which specifies progressive steps in addressing apraxia that affects: gestural communication; voice-phonation and articulation.

FYI - The programs for phonatory and articulatory apraxia are in press with an estimated later 2020 publication. Go to EverythingSLP to "Sign In" or "Create an Account."


Best of Therapy 2019 - Results
The Therapist Support Network ran a survey covering the " Best of Therapy 2019." After over 1,500 votes, they collected what therapists felt like were the best resources and organizations in the world of therapy this year. Aphasiatoolbox.com and our related organization - Telepractice for SLPs , were in the top!

Best Teletherapy Companies to Work For:

The top 5:
*Presence Learning
*DotCom Therapy
*Linguabilities
*aphasiatoolbox.com
*Global Teletherapy

Best Therapist Related Facebook Groups

The Top 3:
*SLPs Uncensored
*Telepractice for SLPs
*Med SLP Newbies

What's New with Telepractice/Telehealth/Telemedicine?
The department has innovated and expanded its uses of telehealth, advanced data centers to improve its healthcare offerings for veterans. December 20, 2019

From the ability to immediately connect an individual with a physician based on a smart watch’s detection of irregular heart rhythm to virtual group counseling to aid in our country’s opioid crisis, advancements in technology and new approaches to care are pushing the boundaries of telehealth far beyond a sore throat or rash. January 06, 2020
 
The bill would require the state's Medicaid program to reimburse roughly 200 federally qualified health centers for telehealth services at the same rate that it covers in-person services. January 29, 2020

An Oklahoma legislator is looking to create an interstate licensing compact so that audiologists and speech-language pathologists can use telehealth to treat patients in nearby states. January 21, 2020

Two Purdue University researchers have developed an mHealth wearable and wireless device that aim to help care providers treating roughly 10 million people in the US living with swallowing disorders. December 20, 2019