Rural telehealth resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/telehealth/ Government Health IT article reports that Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state. http://www.govhealthit.com/news/udall-drafting-bill-remove-telemedicine-barrier Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:44:40 CST http://www.govhealthit.com/news/udall-drafting-bill-remove-telemedicine-barrier WCYB News, (VA) article reports that government funding is helping a local college create a telemedicine system to deliver physical specialty services to five rural counties in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia. http://www.wcyb.com/news/30343314/detail.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:05:55 CST http://www.wcyb.com/news/30343314/detail.html The Health Resources and Services Administration is issuing a non-competitive replacement award under the Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program to the California Telehealth Network in order to continue advancement of the effective use of telehealth technology that will facilitate the provision of health care services to rural, medically-underserved California residents. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/31/2012-2071/public-health-service-act-non-competitive-replacement-award Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:29:17 CST https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/31/2012-2071/public-health-service-act-non-competitive-replacement-award CBS 8 News, (AL) article tells of a new Alabama eHealth Initiative whereby doctors can meet with patients in rural areas three days a week using high-resolution web cameras. http://www.waka.com/news/10949-telemedicine-helps-hiv-patients-in-rural-areas.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:09:35 CST http://www.waka.com/news/10949-telemedicine-helps-hiv-patients-in-rural-areas.html Offers a short overview, plus suggestions and tips for setting up, operating, and maintaining Telemental Health (TMH) Clinics, in the form of live interactive videoconferencing. -- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Western Region: Native Domain http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:31:09 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Homeroom article reports that the agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working together to support community colleges as they provide postsecondary education and career training in rural areas. Links are provided to USDA grant programs that can be useful to rural community colleges. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/01/teaming-up-to-support-rural-community-colleges/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:28:44 CST http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/01/teaming-up-to-support-rural-community-colleges/ Lake Oconee GA March 14, 2012 http://www.gatelehealth.org/index.php/2011-conference/2012-conference/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:20 CST http://www.gatelehealth.org/index.php/2011-conference/2012-conference/ http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/post/national-webinar-series Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:29:31 CST http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/post/national-webinar-series http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/post/national-webinar-series Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:28:18 CST http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/post/national-webinar-series Billings MT March 19, 2012 -- Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center http://www.s378029941.e-shop.info Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:02:43 CST http://www.s378029941.e-shop.info Discusses how telemedicine isn't confined to hospitals. It can reach patients in nursing homes, prisons and isolated geographic regions. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story2 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:43:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story2 More and more specialists are available to small hospitals via telemedicine, benefiting patientsand doctors. Highlights Avera eEmergency Services, a hospital-based telemedicine emergency support service available in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story1 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:37:40 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/summer11/feature.php#story1 Report puts forth a Model Statute, a platform for the ideal California telehealth policy environment, developed by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP). http://www.cwib.ca.gov/res/docs/special_committees/hwdc/meeting_materials/2011/Telehealth_Model_Statute_Report_Feb_2011.pdf Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:39:26 CST http://www.cwib.ca.gov/res/docs/special_committees/hwdc/meeting_materials/2011/Telehealth_Model_Statute_Report_Feb_2011.pdf Describes the history of telemedicine in the U.S. and examines the role telemedicine plays in health system reform efforts nationally and internationally, including how it reduces barriers to care in rural areas. http://assets1.csc.com/health_services/downloads/CSC_Telemedicine_An_Essential_Technology_for_Reformed_Healthcare.pdf Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:44:43 CST http://assets1.csc.com/health_services/downloads/CSC_Telemedicine_An_Essential_Technology_for_Reformed_Healthcare.pdf Highlights the differences in broadband availability in rural versus urban areas. Includes speed availability, technology, and provider availability. -- Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center http://www.broadbandmap.gov/download/reports/national-broadband-map-broadband-availability-in-rural-vs-urban-areas.pdf Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:27:30 CST http://www.broadbandmap.gov/download/reports/national-broadband-map-broadband-availability-in-rural-vs-urban-areas.pdf Describes a three part approach that can leverage Recovery Act initiatives for launching new technologies that address the needs of medically underserved areas. http://observgo.uquebec.ca/observgo/fichiers/71490_Telemedicine.pdf Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:55:38 CST http://observgo.uquebec.ca/observgo/fichiers/71490_Telemedicine.pdf Recording of an educational webinar on the Integration of HIT and Telehealth as provided by the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) on June 17, 2010. -- National Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/tasc/events/webinar-integration-hit-and-telehealth Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:01:14 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/tasc/events/webinar-integration-hit-and-telehealth Describes how telehealth implementation can address changes in the health care delivery landscape brought on by the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), the PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), and FCC's (Federal Communications Commission) Broadband Plan. -- Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center http://www.nrtrc.org/documents/Crossroads%20of%20Telehealth%20White%20Paper.pdf Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:54:08 CST http://www.nrtrc.org/documents/Crossroads%20of%20Telehealth%20White%20Paper.pdf Contains information on originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services (including CPT Codes), billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth as well as for the originating site facility fee and a list of helpful websites. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.nrtrc.org/wp-content/uploads/CMS-Telehealth-Srvcs-Fact-Sheet-March-2011.pdf Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:21:56 CST http://www.nrtrc.org/wp-content/uploads/CMS-Telehealth-Srvcs-Fact-Sheet-March-2011.pdf Describes a study and medical trial that will work to provide telepsychology services for depressed, elderly veterans living in rural America. -- BioMed Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681467/?tool=pubmed Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:26:50 CST http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681467/?tool=pubmed A guide for the effective and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to tap into the available incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:39 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf A guide to help providers meet Minnesotas 2011 e-prescribing mandate and to tap into incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:45 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Describes how telemedicine initiatives are an integral part to health reform strategies. Identifies the benefits of telemedicine to rural communities. -- American Telemedicine Association http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2009.9960 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:37:55 CST http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2009.9960 Describes the prevalence and importance of the role telemedicine has in treating cancer patients living in rural areas. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/2008/fall.php#telemedicine Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:29:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/2008/fall.php#telemedicine Seeks to explain some of the most common forms of telemedicine used in rural areas today and determine their importance to the local economy. -- National Center for Rural Health Works http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/downloads/Economic/Telemedicine_EI_Study.pdf Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:25:28 CST http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/downloads/Economic/Telemedicine_EI_Study.pdf Looks at the usability of Internet health promotion programs by rural people with disabilities. -- Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/health/telehealth%20promotion.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:50:47 CST http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/health/telehealth%20promotion.html Describes the 12 regional Telehealth Resource Centers which assist health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.telehealthresourcecenters.org/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:33:20 CST http://www.telehealthresourcecenters.org/ Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of telehealth, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000091/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:25:02 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000091/ Provides information to assist in the planning oftelehealth and telemedicine projects for ruralcommunity and migrant health centers andother health care organizations. Includes a step-by-step telehealth planning process. -- National Rural Health Association http://199.237.254.34/pubs/pdf/Telehealth.pdf Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://199.237.254.34/pubs/pdf/Telehealth.pdf Provides information meant assist health care providers adopt and use health information technology. Includes documents, Web links, funded HIT project outcomes, and funding opportunity announcements. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/about/562/national_resource_center_for_health_it/5531 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/about/562/national_resource_center_for_health_it/5531