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Telehealth and COVID-19

Year Developed: 2020

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Administrative Staff Outreach Staff Enabling Staff
Secondary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.). PCAs, Board of Directors

Language(s): English

Sponsored by: NACHC

Developed by: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers held a webinar exploring further uses and benefits of telehealth during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Resource Details: Telehealth can be a means to address COVID-19 through patient monitoring, treating and limiting exposure to infection for vulnerable populations, and protecting health care workers. Telehealth cannot only expand the reach of services to communities that have limited access to needed services, but also provide minimize exposure for both the health worker and patients who are at high risk for infection. This allows patients to receive health services away from settings where potential for contracting COVID-19 are high, such as hospitals and waiting rooms.

Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Clinical Issues, Telehealth

Resource Subtopic: COVID-19, Implementation and Operations.

Keywords: Infectious Diseases.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.