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Digital health and telehealth

INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Digital health: the sleeping giant of the health technology sector

Despite the widespread disruption COVID-19 is wreaking, there are potential opportunities for the digital health sector.

It is apparent that healthcare peak bodies (both medical and allied health) and government policymakers have embraced rapid reform during the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the digital transformation of Australia’s healthcare system to reduce the relative risk of infection.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Perfecting the plank

Barry Nguyen, APAM, reviews an app with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) designed to provide real time feedback while performing a plank.

PERFECT PLANK

Developer: Exer Labs, Inc

Get it: Apple app store

Price: Free

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Sharing videos made easy

Barry Nguyen, APAM, reviews a digital video communication platform that can be used on a multitude of devices, including smartphones.

LOOM

Developer: Loom, Inc.

Where to get it: Apple app store, Google Play or company website

Price: Freemium (paid version beginning at $15 a month)

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

How technologies will potentially transform the profession

No industry or technology expert can accurately predict how emerging technologies will impact the future of physiotherapy within the next decade, but in this final of a three-part series, Barry Nguyen, APAM, shares his vision.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Helping older people stay active at home

A new website developed by Australian physiotherapists offers simple functional exercises and guidance on safe ways for older people to increase activity levels while at home.

When COVID-19 forced millions of Australia into lockdown, a national team of physiotherapists, concerned about the impact this would have on the health and wellbeing of older people, initiated and fast tracked the development and launch of a website that offers guidance on how older people can stay active while in isolation.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

The critical need for physiotherapists to adopt digital health technologies

In part two of the three-part series, Barry Nguyen, APAM, writes that this is a time of urgent need for physiotherapists to innovate, and consider exploring digital health technologies and telehealth practices.

COVID-19 has presented significant challenges and opportunities for physiotherapists, practices and entrepreneurs operating in our industry.

Undoubtedly, there are businesses that are thriving during this pandemic, while others are struggling to make ends meet, and some have closed down completely.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Exercise prescription made easier

Digital exercise prescription platforms have the potential to play a huge role in how practices negotiate online treatment. With so many readily available, Barry Nguyen, APAM, reviews free online software TeleHab.

TELEHAB

Developer: VALD Health

Where to get it: valdhealth.com/telehab

Price: free

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Innovating and adapting out of necessity

In part one of a three-part series, Barry Nguyen, APAM, gives an overview of telehealth as it sits in the Australian physiotherapy landscape.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

WA physios to trial automated payments for Insurance Commission

The Insurance Commission (IC) of Western Australia (WA) is to rollout a new automatic payment method for physiotherapists to receive payment for services the next day for treatment delivered. This is for WA physiotherapy practices only.

In WA, the IC handles physiotherapy services for more than 7000 claimants each year, totalling a number of services greater than 100,000. The new IC initiative aims to support WA physiotherapists by ensuring they receive payment in less time than before.

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INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Keeping up the momentum in a digital space

The sudden and deeply impactful ramifications of COVID-19 restrictions on physiotherapists, their practices and their patients has seen a huge push to move consultations online. However, there are benefits to having access to telehealth services provided you are well informed.

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