One Call, a provider of ancillary services for workers’ compensation, Medicare, and Medicaid, announces the addition of mobile physical therapy to its suite of PT offerings, providing injured workers with another convenient and accessible option to care.
Through its mobile PT offering, One Call matches an injured worker with a specialized mobile physical therapist who is assigned to them throughout the duration of care. Each therapist goes directly to the injured worker with all the necessary equipment for 45- to 55-minute personalized sessions when and where an injured worker needs it, 7 days a week from 6:30 am – 9:30 pm.
“We are quite literally bringing the clinic to the injured worker. Injured workers receive all the benefits of a traditional brick-and-mortar setting with the flexibility of early morning and evening appointments that are performed at home or another convenient location.”
— Michelle Despres, vice president of physical therapy at One Call
One Call currently offers mobile PT in 31 metropolitan markets across the country, with plans to increase to 51 markets by early 2022. This latest addition is just one more way One Call is adapting to the needs of the industry, especially during the era of COVID-19, it notes in a media release.
“While we are always looking for ways to make PT as accessible as possible, the pandemic really challenged us to create services that meet the current need. A perfect example of this is home health care, which is currently experiencing a provider shortage across the board. By partnering with physical therapists who go directly to an injured worker’s home, we are helping to alleviate some of these shortages.”
— Linda Lane, managing director of complex network solutions at One Call
Not the First Time
This isn’t the first time One Call has offered an option beyond traditional brick-and-mortar and workplace onsite settings. Early in the pandemic, One Call was ready with telerehab, an expanded hour (6 am – 10 pm) offering with proven efficacy already being utilized by injured workers. It quickly became a stress-free, highly effective alternative that many relied upon during the height of social distancing. T
oday, telerehab continues to be an integral part of the company’s PT solution, both on its own and combined with traditional in-clinic PT, the release continues.
“As care coordinators within the claim lifecycle, we are always focused on bridging gaps and removing any barriers to quality, timely care,” Lane adds. “Mobile PT is a prime example of that commitment, and we look forward to seeing how it further enables injured workers to receive PT when and where they need it.”
[Source: One Call]
