TABLE 3.
Number of Encounters in Telerehabilitation Clinics by Rurality
| Clinics | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
| Traumatic brain injury-individual | 348 | 601 | 570 | 977 | 727 | 1385 | 915 | 1431 | 934 | 1,930 | 954 | 1,481 |
| PM&R Service | 234 | 835 | 251 | 627 | 131 | 842 | 257 | 884 | 160 | 647 | 137 | 548 |
| Physical therapy | 1,836 | 1,129 | 3,717 | 1,861 | 5,507 | 3,754 | 7,191 | 4,778 | 6,564 | 4,498 | 7,090 | 4,744 |
| Occupational therapy | 214 | 77 | 756 | 1,051 | 968 | 1,092 | 1,481 | 1,157 | 2,024 | 1,559 | 1,905 | 1,633 |
| PM&R amputation | 365 | 297 | 541 | 410 | 608 | 601 | 667 | 697 | 895 | 778 | 909 | 756 |
| Kinesiotherapy | 14 | 9 | 104 | 155 | 123 | 226 | 227 | 216 | 281 | 270 | 332 | 292 |
| Amputation | 201 | 336 | 322 | 558 | 416 | 668 | 581 | 937 | 588 | 857 | 591 | 744 |
| PM&R Service AT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Total | 3,212 | 3,287 | 6,262 | 5,644 | 8,480 | 8,573 | 11,323 | 10,112 | 11,449 | 10,554 | 11,932 | 10,209 |
Abbreviations: AT, assistive technology; E, encounter; FY, fiscal year; P, patient; PM&R, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.