June 23, 2009
ReJoyce for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Last week we had some press coverage regarding a joint Canadian-Australian spinal cord injury study. Here are some videos from aired nationally in their respective countries.
Australian Telerehab News Story
CBC National News Story
June 17, 2009
More from the Press Release
The AHFMR (Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research) has posted the press release on their website. Here are some more videos:
Arthur Prochazka explains several ReJoyce functions
Ginny Bockman uses the ReJoyce before Press Conference
ReJoyce Press Release at the University of Alberta
Today, University of Alberta researchers Arthur Prochazka and Jan Kowalczewski released the results of their recent ReJoyce clinical trial involving people who have suffered a spinal cord injury. Also present at the conference via video Skype was Mary Galea, head of several ReJoyce-based clinical trials currently underway in Australia funded by the Victoria Neurotrauma Initiative. Here are some videos of the event:
Jan Kowalczewski, co-inventor of ReJoyce, gives an interview for CBC in French
Mary Galea talks about Australian Study for Spinal Cord Injury
June 15, 2009
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion, a Canadian fund raising organization, recently provided funding for Jennifer Gabrysh to participate in a telerehabilitation trial involving ReJoyce trial at the University of Alberta. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“- Regina native Jennifer Gabrysh was able to participate in a research study being conducted at the University of Alberta to validate a technology that will allow tetraplegics to maximize their hand function.”
You can read the full article here.
June 2, 2009
Arkansas Telerehab and Medicaid Reimbursement
Here’s a great video story from last year about a telerehabilitation program going on in Little Rock Arkansas. This hospital has implemented a simple two-way video chat into a patient’s home. Here are the highlights:
- patient suffered a broken hip as the result of a fall
- audio/video link from a hospital into a patient’s home
- both physical and occupational therapists are interacting with the patient over the link
- the patient is very happy with the service
- the clinic administrators see tremendous potential for at-home rehab to be far more convenient for patients and financially competitive for hospitals
- other devices can be hooked up to the computer to be used with a telerehab system (our ReJoyce Telerehabilitation System is a great example)
Arkansas is one of a number states that leaves decisions regarding reimbursement of telemedicine programs, including telerehabilitation, up to the state Medicaid director. Take a look at this 2004 study regarding Medicaid telerehabilitation reimbursement throughout the United States.
