Resolving Barriers to Licensure Portability for Telerehabilitation Professionals
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Telerehabilitation (TR) refers to the use of information and communication technologies to deliver rehabilitation services.1 As per the conventions of the American Telemedicine Association’s Special Interest Group on Telerehabilitation,2 the term ‘clients’ hereafter refers to recipients of telerehabilitation services -and is inclusive of patients in medical and non-medical (e.g., school, home, etc.) settings.
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