Please note: This page is actively being updated as MSHA receives information from related stakeholders.
This page was updated on 01-19-21
Telehealth/Telepractice Resources
REMINDER: Consult your city or town for information about testing and the vaccination roll out. If you belong to a school system or even contract with a school system, there should be additional information specific to you there. If the city or town does not have specific information, the state website has information also.
Click here to view the flyer for a Tele-Town Hall from the Massachusetts COVID -19 Command Center where there will be a discussion regarding vaccines for home-based healthcare workers.
Home-based Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Vaccine - Important Update: Click here to learn more.
The following important document has been updated and posted to the mass.gov/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-and-masshealth website:
Federal Resources
Massachusetts State Resources
Insurance Coverage for Telepractice in Massachusetts:
MassHealth information: The following important document has been updated and posted to the mass.gov/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-and-masshealth website, Regularly check mass.gov/2019coronavirus for general updated information and mass.gov/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-and-masshealth for MassHealth-related information.
As previously shared, in coordination with agencies across the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, MassHealth/EOHHS have released provider bulletins and additional guidance in response to 2019 novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Below are the bulletins and guidance:
ASHA Resources
Jeff Regan, director, Government Affairs and Public Policy: ASHA is actively engaged with Congress about the importance of expanded access to telepractice. As you may know, we currently have a Take Action link asking our ASHA members to express support for H.R. 4932/S. 2741, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019. Given the pandemic of COVID-19 and the rapidly evolving health care policy landscape, this Action Alert is currently being modified in time for Virtual Advocacy Day on Monday, March 23, to reflect the urgent need for our services to be covered by Medicare. If you have any additional policy-related questions with respect to COVID-19, please contact Jeff Regan, ASHA's Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, at jregan@asha.org.
Professional Development Resources to Obtain 10 hour Telehealth/Teletherapy Training Requirement
ASHA LEARNING PASS: Free Access to ASHA Learning Pass for ASHA Members Through June 30, 2020. Click here to learn more
Northern Speech Services:
https://www.northernspeech.com/search/?search=telepractice
Has a three part series in telepractice:
Each of these is only $14 and each is worth 1 hour (and .1 ASHA CEU) ON SALE UNTIL 3/31/2020
https://www.speechpathology.com/slp-ceus/all/#/term:telepractice
Also has a 3-part series that looks like it may be applicable to us.
Accessing these courses requires a speechpathology.comsubscription which is listed as $99 for the year. Each is worth 1 hour (and .1 ASHA CEU).
Medbridge Courses:
MSHA members can join for $95 for the year.
ASHA SIG18:
One of their Perspectives Issues: Clinical Considerations in Telepractice Service Delivery; 2 hours (.2 ASHA CEUs)
For members of the SIG, it’s $5; otherwise can be purchased for $30 as an ASHA member. It also appears that if you have an ASHA Learning Pass it’s included as well.
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
YouTube videos of their webinars. No ASHA CEUs.
https://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/event/nctrc-webinar-telemedicine-how-to-do-it-right/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgxH69CqPbM (video by ASHA)
CSHA and SpeechTherapyPD.com present: FREE WEB CONFERENCE! {REPLAY} Teletherapy Bootcamp - Expires March 26th
https://learn.speechtherapypd.com/teletherapy-bootcamp/
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