The Telehealth Professional's Guide to Successful Program Development is a blog series that provides an overview of the 3-phase development plan created by the California Telehealth Resource Center and the consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers. Phases include Assess & Define, Develop & Plan, Implement & Monitor. This plan, combined with national and regional resources, can [...]
Chronic diseases are costly, but preventable health challenges facing our nation with particular impact on poor, rural Americans who lack access to healthcare. According to the CDC, more than 75% of the nation’s health care costs are due to chronic conditions, equal to more than $26 billion each year.¹,² Additionally, medical costs associated with chronic [...]
Click here to begin the course! Building your telehealth team is an important component of program development. It is important to know who will take responsibility for the various pieces required to build a successful program. This free course will help you define each role and corresponding responsibilities for team members at both the originating [...]
Episode 11 features Dr. Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University; Co-Director, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center; and the Arizona Telemedicine Program. Listen as Dr. Krupinski discusses a business model for telemedicine, including 15 key steps to create a telehealth proposal that will encourage [...]
Click here to watch the video! Do you have telehealth equipment, but you aren't sure about the benefits of using it? Do you wonder if your telehealth equipment can help you grow your programs and services? Did you know that your telehealth equipment can save you time and money? Watch this video to learn more [...]
Episode 9 features Teague Johnson, IT/Video Conference Manager, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Listen as Teague shares about his educational background and the career steps that brought him to his current role. He talks about how his team fits into the UAMS telehealth system and provides an example [...]
Click here to watch the presentation! There are 14 regional Telehealth Resource Centers across the United States, and two national centers. Each regional center supports a designated area and provides technical assistance and education regarding telehealth and telemedicine. Join host Sarah Rhoads, PhD, DNP, APRN, with the South Central Telehealth Resource Center, which is located [...]
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Early Bird Registration The South Central Telehealth Resource Center is pleased to announce the 4th annual South Central Telehealth Forum (#SCTF2016) on August 1-2, 2016. The event is being held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Early Bird Registration is now open! If you want to BUILD programs and IMPROVE patient outcomes, [...]
For Spanish-speaking patients and their families, language and cultural barriers can heighten stress and anxiety when receiving medical care. Bridging these gaps requires access to support services that include a staff fluent in English and Spanish along with the proper tools for interpretation and translation. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), this [...]
