What Is Teletherapy?

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What Is
Teletherapy?
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What Is Teletherapy?

• Teletherapy is mental health counseling over the
  phone or online.
• Teletherapy is any remote therapy that uses
  technology to help the therapist and client
  communicate. Some examples of teletherapy
  include
• Doing therapy sessions over the phone
• Having a group chat for group therapy
• Using videoconferencing for individual, couples,
  or group therapy
• Receiving therapy via email or instant messenger
• Using apps that connect clients to therapists and
  offer therapy within the app
• As videoconferencing software improves, more
  therapists are incorporating this form of virtual
  mental health support into their practice.
• Many psychologists and patients have adopted
  video conferencing for psychological treatment,
  that option is not viable for everyone because of
  technology and access limitations or preference
  concerns. Teletherapy can be convenient for both
  the client and the therapist. Most research
  suggests that it works just as well as in-person
  counseling.

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What Is Teletherapy?

• Advantages of Teletherapy
• There are various advantages of teletherapy.
  Depending on a persons needs and situation, the
  advantages can vary, but here are some to think
  about
• It can be more accessible to people who are
  physically ill, not able to easily leave the
  house
• Its more convenient than traveling to in-person
  therapy and offers more flexibility because you
  dont have to worry about adding travel or wait
  times.
• There may be more privacy because you dont have
  to sit in waiting rooms but are in the privacy of
  your own home.
• Teletherapy eliminates travel time since you no
  longer need to go to your therapists office.
  Regardless of where you live or how far away your
  therapists office is from home, all you need is
  a computer or a smartphone to begin a video chat
  session.
• Therapists generally offer a lot more flexibility
  in scheduling teletherapy sessions since there is
  no physical office to close up at the end of the
  day.
• Teletherapy Billing
• Many code changes for COVID-19 health care cover
  Teletherapy Billing and include specific
  information for visits that are video- or
  audio-only. It is important to note that most
  states distinguish between reimbursement
  standards for permanent telehealth policies and
  temporary COVID-19 reimbursement policies.

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What Is Teletherapy?

• Medicare billing guidance
• These are common codes used to bill for services,
  including some that were updated for the 2021
  Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Note Although some
  services will be permanently reimbursable, this
  list also includes those that are temporarily
  covered, due to the COVID-19 public health
  emergency, and may be subject to change. See the
  complete list of telehealth services covered by
  Medicare during the public health emergency from
  the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services.
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