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New Technique called Virtual Physical Therapy

March 30, 2006 • Health Care News • Larry Benz

On first read, I thought this came from The Onion.  However, it appears to be a legit program running in Philadelphia.  Virtual Physical Therapy.

How about this gem from the first paragraph:

“Just the mention of physical therapy and those words conjure images of boring, painful, repetitive exercises, but it doesn’t have to be that way…”

and the clincher:

“What also got old was the physical therapy doctors prescribed…”

I wish I was making this up.

Does it qualify for Medicare’s one on one coding?

Thoughts?

Larry

Larry Benz

Dr. Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, is the Executive Chairman of Confluent Health. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in private practice physical therapy and occupational medicine. Dr. Benz’s current areas of interest include conducting research and integrating empathy, compassion, and positive psychology interventions within physical therapy. He released a book on September...

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