[OJI220] Module 3

Telehealth refers to the utilization of information and communication technologies (ICT) to deliver services when there are differences in locations between the service provided and the client. Telehealth is a new service provision that Occupational Therapists was able to discover during the pandemic.

• First statement is True, Second statement is False.

• First statement is False, Second statement is True.

• Both are False

• Both are True

Answer explanation

Telehealth (PAOT, 2020) refers to the utilization of information and communication technologies (ICT) to deliver health related services when there would be differences in locations between the service provided and the client. Telehealth has been a practice that occupational therapists do yet was given light during the pandemic.

Section 1 of the Professional Standards states that OT practitioner offering telehealth as an alternative form of service provision should adhere to various ethical principles. Section 3 states that Occupational therapy services provided via telehealth should meet the same standards of care as service delivered in-person.

• First statement is True, Second statement is False.

• First statement is False, Second statement is True.

• Both are False

• Both are True

Answer explanation

Sec. 1 Professional Standards – Occupational therapy services provided via telehealth should meet the same standards of care as service delivered in-person.

Sec. 2. Ethical Considerations OT practitioner offering telehealth as an alternative form of service provision should adhere to various ethical principles.

Sec. 3. Monitoring mechanisms -Institutions and OTs utilizing telehealth are expected to employ continuous and consistent monitoring mechanisms to assess if this form of service provision is effective and efficient in meeting the set outcomes for the clients. Institutions and OTs are obligated to continuously gather the perceptions of the clien

Consent shall be evidenced by written, electronic, or recorded means. Consent is personal but it may also be given on behalf of a data subject by a lawful representative or an agent specifically authorized by the data subject to do so.

• First statement is True, Second statement is False.

• First statement is False, Second statement is True.

• Both are False

• Both are True

Answer explanation

1. 1. Consent shall be evidenced by written, electronic, or recorded means.

2. 2. Consent is personal but it may also be given on behalf of a data subject by a lawful representative or an agent specifically authorized by the data subject to do so.

3. 3. Consent is required by the Act and other applicable laws and regulations

4. 4. When consent is required, it maybe time-bound in relation to the declared, specified, and legitimate purpose.

5. 5. Consent given may be withdrawn at any time. It is important to emphasize that the use of the telehealth platform is still based upon the client’s (of legal age) or parents' discretion.

When consent is required, it maybe time-bound in relation to the declared, specified, and legitimate purpose as it is required by the Act and other applicable laws and regulations. Consent given may be withdrawn before the start of the session, it is important to emphasize that the use of the telehealth platform is still based upon the client’s (of legal age) or parents' discretion.

• First statement is True, Second statement is False.

• First statement is False, Second statement is True.

• Both are False

• Both are True

Answer explanation

1. 1. Consent shall be evidenced by written, electronic, or recorded means.

2. 2. Consent is personal but it may also be given on behalf of a data subject by a lawful representative or an agent specifically authorized by the data subject to do so.

3. 3. Consent is required by the Act and other applicable laws and regulations

4. 4. When consent is required, it maybe time-bound in relation to the declared, specified, and legitimate purpose.

5. 5. Consent given may be withdrawn at any time. It is important to emphasize that the use of the telehealth platform is still based upon the client’s (of legal age) or parents' discretion.

Telehealth has been a practice of Occupational Therapy even before the light of the pandemic; this has been done to

• Prevent unnecessary delays in the provision of services

• Facilitate coordinated care and interprofessional collaboration.

• AOTA

• Lessen the financial burden of direct in-person therapy services

Answer explanation

Telehealth has been a practice that occupational therapists do yet was given light during the pandemic. This has been done to prevent unnecessary delays in the provision of services, to facilitate coordinated care and interprofessional collaboration.

Telehealth is utilized due to various circumstances such as

While direct in-person occupational therapy service delivery always supersedes all other forms of service provision, public health emergencies call for alternatives such as ____________

To harmonize how this form of service provision will be implemented this Board of Directors established guidelines on the utilization of telehealth for licensed Filipino occupational Therapist.

The OT telehealth will comply with all existing jurisdictions, institutional and professional/qualification regulations, and policies governing the practice of occupational therapy in the Philippines. Adherence to the standards of practice governing professional qualifications, referral, screening, assessment, intervention planning and implementation, transition/discharge planning, and documentation still applies and is expected.

• Sec. 1.1: Professional Standards

• Sec. 1.2: Professional Standards

• Sec. 1.3: Professional Standards

• NOTA

The OT telehealth modification made by OTs to intervention material, techniques, equipment, and setting shall be delivered in accordance with professional standards of care and the principles of evidence-based and reflective practice.

• Sec. 1.1: Professional Standards

• Sec. 1.2: Professional Standards

• Sec. 1.3: Professional Standards

• NOTA

Answer explanation

Sec. 1.2. The OT telehealth modification made by OTs to intervention material, techniques, equipment, and setting shall be delivered in accordance with professional standards of care and the principles of evidence-based and reflective practice.