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Video Series: Understanding Telehealth

The Telehealth Learning Series from PHI’s Center for Connected Health Policy is designed to provide a deeper understanding of what telehealth policy is and how it affects us.

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Navigating the telehealth policy landscape can oftentimes feel overwhelming and quite complicated. This Telehealth Learning Series from PHI’s Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is designed to help provide a deeper understanding of what telehealth policy is and how it affects us.

In this first informational video of 2024, CCHP Executive Director Mei Kwong delves into the intricate landscape of US telehealth policy, offering insights into the latest developments shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Topics addressed in the video include: An overview of the federal and state telehealth policy landscape; the current status of certain policies, such as those related to Medicare and prescribing controlled substances; and items to monitor over the coming year, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cross-state licensure.

 


Watch the Telehealth 301 playlist

Telehealth 301 – Medicare’s 2022 Telehealth Policies on Mental Health
This video offers a deep dive into the different telehealth policies related to mental health that went into effect in 2022.

Telehealth 301 – How Court Cases Make Telehealth Policy
CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, provides insight on how court cases can also develop telehealth policy.


View the Telehealth 201 playlist

Telehealth 201 – Medicare Telehealth Coverage
In this short video CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, provides a primer on how Medicare policy gets created, who can act to make change and the difference between “telehealth” and “communications technology based services (CTBS)”.

Telehealth 201 – Medicaid Telehealth Policy
In this short video CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, provides a primer on Medicaid and telehealth policy.

Telehealth 201 – Licensure
In this short video CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, discusses licensure as it pertains to telehealth.

Telehealth 201 – Prescribing
In this short video CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, provides a primer on telehealth prescribing policy.

Telehealth 201 – HIPAA & Privacy
In this short video CCHP’s executive director, Mei Kwong, discusses how telehealth works with HIPAA and health privacy laws.

 


Catch up on the Telehealth 101 Series launched fall 2021

Telehealth 101 – What Is Telehealth Policy?

Telehealth 101 – Elements of Telehealth Reimbursement

Telehealth 101 – Basics of Telehealth & Terms Used

Originally published by Center for Connected Health Policy


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