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Telehealth

Delivering health care at a distance, by live video, telephone, apps or recorded material.

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Definition

In movement care, telehealth (often called telerehabilitation) is used for assessment, exercise instruction, education and follow-up. It cannot deliver hands-on treatment. Many states have a general telehealth law that applies across professions, and some practice acts add their own rules.

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Definitions here are general. They do not say what any profession may do in any state; that is set by each state’s law. Back to the full glossary

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