MedRisk’s Jill Carnahan, PT, DPT, a licensed physical therapist on MedRisk’s staff, will discuss ways telemedicine is being used in workers’ compensation–including for physical therapy–at the New Jersey Self-Insurers Association Annual Meeting on November 2.

“Most people think of physical therapy as hands on, and it is, but new research shows that telerehabilitation can be very effective too,” said Carnahan.

The session will cover advanced telehealth technologies and how employers can leverage them for different conditions along with regulatory considerations. Panelists will discuss the training and credentialing a telerehabilitation physical therapist should have and provide criteria for determining if a patient is a good candidate for telerehabilitation.

Starting at 2:00 pm on November 2, the session is part of NJSIA’s annual meeting, which will be held at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor, New Jersey on November 2. For more information, please see https://www.njselfinsurers.com.

About MedRisk

Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, MedRisk is the largest managed care organization dedicated to the physical rehabilitation of injured workers. One of the Inc. 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies for 12 consecutive years, MedRisk counts over 116,000 providers in its network and serves almost 500,000 injured workers every year. It holds direct contracts with more than 80 percent of the nation’s top workers’ compensation insurers and third-party administrators. MedRisk, which has successfully completed a SSAE 16 Type II examination, ensures high quality care and delivers outstanding customer service. To that end, all customer service professionals, healthcare advocates and physical therapists are based in the U.S. For more information, visit www.medrisknet.com or call 800-225-9675.