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This all-inclusive page features every single one of our current telehealth resources, in a format you can quickly sort and search. If you’ve browsed our site and haven’t found what you need—or if you’d just like to explore our extensive library of unbiased offerings—THIS is the area for you. Discover industry-relevant webinars, guides, articles, videos, tips, templates, and other useful tools. Share the URL with your contacts and colleagues, too.

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Telehealth Resources For Patients

8 Things to Know Before Your First Telehealth Visit

Blog,Featured,General Tools,News,Patients
Telehealth, also known as telemedicine, is a mode of health care that uses secure digital technologies such as videoconferencing and telephone services to connect patients and providers. ...
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2023 CA Telehealth Summit

Blog,Featured,News,Telehealth Summit,What's New
CTRC’s 11th Annual Telehealth Summit is happening virtually June 13-14, 2023! Sponsorship opportunities are available now! Submit a speaker abstract for a chance to present! ...
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Reimbursement and Policy Resources for Telehealth

Omnibus (HR2617) & Telehealth: Key Takeaways, Impacts, and More

Blog,Featured,Legislation,Legislation & Regulation,News,Reimbursement,State & Federal Policies
On December 23rd, the House of Representatives approved a $1.7 trillion spending package, HR 2617, aka the Omnibus Appropriations legislation. Included in the legislation were a number of changes that have the potential to impact telehealth providers ...
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A man with a blood pressure cuff monitoring his vitals from home showing the benefits of remote patient monitoring.

Why Should I Offer RPM? Benefits, Tools, Policy, & More

Blog,Featured,Grow Your Program,News,RPM
As a preamble to the upcoming Advances in Remote Patient Monitoring Learning Event co-hosted by CTRC and the California Health Care Foundation, this blog delves into the world of RPM and its role in the future of health care. ...
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Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth

Guidelines and Toolkits,Ongoing Training & Insight,Patients,Sample Forms and Guidelines,State & Federal Policies,What's New
This document from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides patients with guidance on nondiscrimination in telehealth. ...
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Virtual Care Security Tips For Patients – Now in Additional Languages!

Featured,News,Patients
Virtual care offers patients convenience, flexibility, and reduced costs. To ensure your information is secure, consider the following safeguards. ...
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Benefits of Using Telehealth in Schools to Address the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis

Blog,Featured,News
In its early days, telehealth was under-researched, underfunded, and underutilized by a general public largely unaware of the vast potential benefits. Today, following a period of rapid evolution fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth may offer ...
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A medical professional taking a young patient's vitals to demonstrate how telehealth can improve health care workforce retention.

5 Ways Telehealth Can Improve Health Care Workforce Retention

Blog,Featured,News
COVID-19 transformed California’s health care system. With it came increased safety protocols, a strained and exhausted workforce, supply shortages, and exponential growth in virtual care. An unexpected silver lining is the finding that practices ...
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Telehealth Reimbursement Guide for California – Sept 2022 Update

Featured,General Tools,News,Reimbursement,Reimbursement Tools,Sustaining Your Specialty Care Program,What's New
If you’re looking for proven billing and reimbursement insights you can start implementing right away, take advantage of our latest Reimbursement Guide, now updated for 2022! ...
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2022 CA Telehealth Summit

Blog,Featured,News,Telehealth Summit
CTRC’s 10th Annual Telehealth Summit happened on August 9-10th, 2022. ...
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Audio-Only Visits: Critical to Bridging the Digital Divide

Blog,Featured,News
While it remains to be seen if temporary waivers will be made permanent after the PHE is lifted, the fate of audio-only visits–real-time telephone visits unaccompanied by a video component—is a topic of wide-ranging opinion and debate. ...
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Considerations for Selecting a Telehealth Technology Vendor

General Tools,Get Started,Guidelines and Toolkits,News,What's New
This toolkit provides an overview of considerations for selecting a telehealth technology vendor. This includes key questions to ask equipment vendors, suggestions for a phased approach to vendor selection, and questions you should be prepared for a ...
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Telehealth Technology Needs & Readiness Assessment

Featured,General Tools,Get Started,Guidelines and Toolkits,What's New
Utilize this assessment guide to get a complete picture of your telehealth technology needs and readiness before making a purchase. ...
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Impact of COVID on Telehealth

Featured,General Tools,News,Ongoing Training & Insight,What's New
The COVID 19 Pandemic has accelerated the acceptance of telemedicine into the practice of medicine. ...
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Telehealth Support Technician Job Description

General Tools,Guidelines and Toolkits,News,What's New
This position ensures the deployment and maintenance of virtual care operations for the entire organization. ...
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Crisis Management Workflow

Get Started,Workflows
Workflow tends to vary from one practice to another, but this step-by-step illustration provides a general overview of a crisis care management workflow. ...
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Hybrid Virtual Care Considerations for California Healthcare Executives

Featured,Get Started,Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits,What's New
CTRC presents key considerations, divided into six sections, to guide California health care executives as you weigh the right balance of virtual solutions to complement in-person care for your health center and the patients you serve. ...
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Telehealth & Disability: Recommendations For Providers

Featured,General Tools,Get Started,Implementation Tools,Ongoing Training & Insight,Promising Practices,What's New
This factsheet provides recommendations for providers when treating patients with disabilities via telehealth. It includes both general recommendations for providers as well as specific tips when treating patients who are deaf or have hearing loss, ...
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Virtual Care Security Tips for Providers

Featured,General Tools,Get Started,Implementation Tools
Virtual care offers many benefits, but it can also increase exposure to cyberthreats. These tips can help keep PHI secure. ...
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Remote Patient Monitoring Toolkit

Featured,Get Started,Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits,Implementation Tools,RPM,What's New
This toolkit is intended to help California providers and patients optimize RPM for better, more equitable care. Practices that embrace RPM technologies today, will be well positioned to leverage eminent powerful advances that build on RPM to ...
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Telehealth, COVID-19, and Social Determinants of Health: Using Technology to Advance Social Care

Blog,News
In our final post of this series, we will examine some other ways that telehealth can benefit health care practices in working with patients’ social needs, including examples of SDOH topics that are particularly well-suited to telehealth-based ...
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Telehealth, COVID-19, and Social Determinants of Health: Trauma Informed Care and Intimate Partner Violence

Blog,News
Screening for SDOH can involve discussions of sensitive and potentially stigmatizing topics, such as financial and food insecurity, and has the potential to exacerbate or cause new trauma if not done in an empathetic and patient-centered manner. ...
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Telehealth, COVID-19, and Social Determinants of Health: Learning from the Shift to Virtual Care

News
Screening for SDOH and specific social risk factors, such as unstable housing, food insecurity, and lack of transportation, has become increasingly common in health care settings over the last few years, as appreciating the fuller context of the ...
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8 TIPS for a Successful Telehealth Session

Patients,What's New
This guide, produced by the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center, contains 8 tips to make your video visit experience a success. ...
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Telehealth Program Developer Kit

Featured,Get Started,Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits,What's New
The goal of the Program Developer is to allow new programs to learn from the experience of others, to reduce trial and error, and most of all to create successfullyRead more ...
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San Francisco Health Plan

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services and general reimbursement policies available for San Francisco Health Plan. Last revision December 2020. CLICK TO DOWNLOADRead more ...
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Molina Healthcare of California

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services and general reimbursement policies available for Molina Healthcare of California. Last revision 2021. CLICK TO DOWNLOADRead more ...
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Contra Costa Health Plan

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services and general reimbursement policies available for Contra Costa Health Plan. Last revision January 2021. CLICK TO DOWNLOADRead more ...
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Anthem Blue Cross of California

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services and general reimbursement policies available for Anthem Blue Cross Of California. Last revision 2021. CLICK TO DOWNLOADRead more ...
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Aetna Better Health of California

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services and general reimbursement policies available for Aetna Better Health Of California. Last revision 2021. CLICK TO DOWNLOADRead more ...
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Patient Instructions for a Successful Telehealth Visit

Patient Instructions for a Successful Telehealth Visit

Patients
Want to take advantage of telehealth, for yourself or a loved one? Download this handy patient checklist from Caravan Health to make sure you are prepared for your telehealth visit.Read more ...
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How Do I Use Telehealth?

How Do I Use Telehealth?

General Tools,Patients
Want to take advantage of telehealth, for yourself or a loved one? Download this handy answer guide. Available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Cantonese. ...
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Telehealth Specialty Provider List

Telehealth Specialty Provider List

Featured,Patients
We maintain an ever-expanding list of telehealth specialty providers. CTRC remains unbiased, and this list is unvetted. Before considering any of these organizations, please conduct your own due diligence. ...
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UnitedHealthcare – HMO, EPO, POS (Virtual Visits)

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document provides some general reimbursement guidelines for the specified managed care plans. ...
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United Healthcare – Medicaid Community Plan

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This reimbursement policy pertains to UnitedHealthcare community plan Medicaid products. ...
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United Healthcare – Medicare Advantage Plans

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
Please note that this information is merely intended to serve as a general reference and overview. It’s not designed to address every aspect of a given clinical scenario. ...
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United Healthcare – Medicare

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services for which UnitedHealthcare will consider reimbursement. ...
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TriCare

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
TriCare covers the use of interactive audio/video technology to provide clinical consultations and office visits where appropriate and medically necessary. This manual summarizes guidelines for qualified providers delivering these services. ...
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Common Integration Barriers

Common Integration Barriers

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Learn to recognize and avoid common roadblocks when planning or implementing your telehealth program. This no-cost guide helps you make smarter choices. ...
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Live Video Telemedicine Consult Referral Request Form

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
CCHP’s three-year Specialty Care Safety Net Initiative (SCSNI) project connected 43 safety net health centers across California. ...
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Pediatric NEUROLOGY Telemedicine Program Referral Guideline for Live Video

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
View this listing of clinical conditions appropriate for telehealth pediatric neurology consultations. ...
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Partnership HealthPlan of California

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This document outlines telehealth services available to Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) members, along with general reimbursement policies. ...
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AHIMA Policy and Procedure Template

AHIMA Policy and Procedure Template

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
This document helps you provide patients with more efficient telehealth clinical diagnostics and treatments services. ...
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Sample Clinic Telemedicine Policies and Procedures

Sample Clinic Telemedicine Policies and Procedures

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
Give patients in rural areas real-time access to specialized care using your telehealth services. ...
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Telehealth Consent Forms (English and Spanish)

Telehealth Consent Forms (English and Spanish)

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
Telehealth involves the use of audio, video, and/or other electronic communications to serve patients. See a sample patient consent form. ...
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Magellan Telehealth Billing Instructions

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
These PDFs provide commercial plan information and billing insights for Magellan Telehealth. ...
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What Is Telehealth?

What Is Telehealth?

Featured,Get Started,Getting Ready
Get better acquainted with telehealth, the way it works, what makes it different, and everything it offers. View some insightful videos, too! Click the link to get started. ...
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Video: Telehealth Promising Practices

Video: Conducting a Physical Exam

Get Started,Getting Ready
This popular entry in our ongoing video training series was developed in collaboration with C-TIER: the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education and Research at Old Dominion University. ...
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COVID-19 Policy Guidance

COVID-19 Reimbursement,Reimbursement
This pandemic-related resource library is updated all the time. While it’s not exhaustive, it does provide quick and easy access to a wide range of general reimbursement guidelines related to COVID-19. ...
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Central California Alliance for Health

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This detailed provider manual outlines operational policies and procedures for the Central California Alliance for Health. ...
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Health Net

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This useful PDF describes telehealth programs and services available to plan members. ...
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Video: Telehealth Promising Practices

Video: Telehealth Promising Practices

Featured,Grow Your Program,Promising Practices
Get proven insights reflecting years of nationwide program experience–from providers just like you. Don’t reinvent the wheel; start here instead! ...
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California Health & Wellness

Managed Care Plans,Reimbursement
This PDF outlines telehealth programs and services available to plan members. It also summarizes covered services for telehealth technologies, reimbursement structure, service requirements, and more. ...
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Telehealth Credentialing and Privileging Checklist

Telehealth Credentialing and Privileging Checklist

Credentialing,Get Started
Consult this checklist to better understand telehealth credentialing and privileging guidelines. ...
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UMTRC Patient-to-Provider Workflow

UMTRC Patient-to-Provider Workflow

Get Started,Workflows
Workflow often varies from one practice to another, but this helpful illustration provides a general overview of the telehealth process. ...
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Clinic-to-Clinic Specific Workflow

Clinic-to-Clinic Specific Workflow

Get Started,Workflows
Workflow tends to vary from one practice to another, but this step-by-step illustration provides a general overview of the clinic-to-clinic telehealth process. ...
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Clinic-to-Patient Specific Workflow

Clinic-to-Patient Specific Workflow

Get Started,Workflows
Workflow may vary from one practice to another, but this detailed illustration gives you a useful overview of the clinic-to-patient telehealth process. ...
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eConsult Workflows

eConsult Workflows

Get Started,Workflows
Here’s another useful flow chart that helps you understand how a standard eConsult takes place. Adapt these insights to your own unique practice. ...
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Sample Workflows

Sample Workflows

Get Started,Workflows
These helpful workflow illustrations can be easily adapted to reflect your own organizational preferences and processes. ...
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Medicare Telehealth

Reimbursement,State & Federal Policies
This booklet from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) has been specifically created for Medicare fee-for-service providers. ...
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Medi-Cal Supplemental Policy: IHCs

Reimbursement,State & Federal Policies
This PDF contains information for billing services rendered by Indian Health Services (IHS), Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 638, Clinics. ...
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20 Questions to Ask a Specialty Service Provider

20 Questions to Ask a Specialty Service Provider

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Finding telehealth specialty service providers isn’t as tough as it used to be. Download and review this no-cost guide BEFORE signing a contract. ...
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Webside Manner Guide (OCHIN)

Webside Manner Guide (OCHIN)

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Providers with a great bedside manner help patients feel more comfortable and reassured. Don’t underestimate the impact of your interpersonal skills—get proven pointers here. ...
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Telehealth Physical Exam Fact Sheet

Telehealth Physical Exam Fact Sheet (Caravan Health)

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Conducting a physical exam using telehealth equipment requires a few modifications. Use this Fact Sheet to make sure your patient visits are thorough, insightful, and efficient. ...
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GeneralWorkflows

General Telehealth Workflows

Get Started,Workflows
Download these useful no-cost workflow illustrations, and start adapting them to your own organizational processes. ...
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Video: Mapping and Designing Telehealth Clinic Workflows

Video: Mapping and Designing Telehealth Clinic Workflows

Get Started,Workflows
Workflow mapping helps any organization visualize its process—and identify areas for improvement. Learn how to develop your own diagrams! ...
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Documenting Workflows for Telehealth Services

Video: Documenting Workflows for Telehealth Services

Get Started,Workflows
Learn to document your own insightful workflows. Then use those charts as teaching tools to improve team confidence and performance. ...
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Sample Telemedicine Job Descriptions

Sample Telemedicine Job Descriptions

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Your staff has a measurable impact on the success of your telehealth program. Use this Job Description overview to make more informed choices, at any stage of your hiring process. ...
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ATA Practice Guideline for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents (2017)

ATA Practice Guideline for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents (2017)

Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits
Read about three key aspects of service delivery: administration/management, clinical practice, and technical design/architecture. ...
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ATA Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology

ATA Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology (2016)

Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits
The visual aspect of dermatology makes it especially well-suited to telehealth. Get helpful insights and guidelines here. ...
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ATA Practice Guidelines for Ocular Telehealth (Diabetic Retinopathy 2019)

ATA Practice Guidelines for Ocular Telehealth (Diabetic Retinopathy 2019)

Grow Your Program,Guidelines and Toolkits
Learn how to improve outcomes and make more accurate diagnoses with these detailed guidelines. ...
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New & Expanded Flexibilities for RHCs & FQHCs during the COVID-19 PHE

Reimbursement,State & Federal Policies
This MLN Matters® Special Edition Article is for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) for services they provide to Medicare patients. ...
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Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service Telehealth Policy

Reimbursement,State & Federal Policies
The policy in this document excerpt is established pursuant to Assembly Bill 415 (Logue, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2011)—also known as the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011. ...
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20 QUESTIONS to Ask a Specialty Service Provider Prior to Signing the Contract

20 QUESTIONS to Ask a Specialty Service Provider Prior to Signing the Contract

Grow Your Program,Sustaining Your Specialty Care Program
Don't sign on the dotted line until you arm yourself with these critical questions. ...
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HRSA PAL 2020-01

General Tools,Reimbursement
This Program Assistance Letter (PAL) highlights some of the important issues for health centers to consider when utilizing telehealth as a means to increase access to care for health centerRead more ...
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Telehealth Marketing Plan

Telehealth Marketing Plan

Get Started,Understanding Roles
Develop a more effective telehealth marketing plan with this popular no-cost guide. It provides a handy template that you can quickly adapt to suit your specific needs. ...
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AAFP Toolkit: Building and Growing a Sustainable Teleheath Program

AAFP Toolkit: Building and Growing a Sustainable Teleheath Program

Get Started,Implementation Tools
Developing and implementing a successful telehealth strategy demands a clear understanding of current regulations—and the skills to formulate effective strategies. Take advantage of these insights. ...
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FQHC Remote Patient Monitoring Toolkit

FQHC Remote Patient Monitoring Tips for Success

Get Started,Implementation Tools,RPM
If you’re a federally qualified health center (FQHC), this is the specialized resource you need. It covers program administration, return on investment, sustainability, EHR integration, staffing, training, equipment, and more. ...
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Telehealth Implementation Workshops

Telehealth Implementation Workshops

Get Started,Implementation Tools
Learn from recognized telehealth experts in your area! These half-day interactive sessions provide step-by-step guidance that help you develop a successful telehealth program. Get details here. ...
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CMS Telemedicine Toolkit

CMS Telemedicine Toolkit

Get Started,Implementation Tools
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) broadened access to Medicare telehealth services. Find out what Medicare pays for here. ...
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Policy and Procedure Guidelines

Policy and Procedure Guidelines

Get Started,Sample Forms and Guidelines
This document helps you facilitate a quality telehealth experience between patients and practitioners. ...
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The California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) and all resources and activities produced or supported by the CTRC are made possible by grant number U1UTH42520-01-01 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. This information or content and conclusions are those of the CTRC and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. The information and tools presented on the California Telehealth Resource Center’s (CTRC) website are intended for general information purposes only and are not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional legal and billing advice. We recommend discussing billing and legal decisions with your organization’s compliance officer to ensure agreement or consulting with an attorney regarding any legal issue. All materials are strictly for informational and educational purposes only.
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