California Telehealth Resource Center

The Impact Of Technology On Telehealth Treatment
2021-07-15 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
NCTRC Webinar
Hosted by: California Telehealth Resource Center
Presented by:
Raymond Barrett – CEO (LMHC, LPC) of the Telehealth Certification Institute LLC
Description:
In this webinar, you’ll discover how your choice and use of technology impact the clinician, client, and clinician-client communication. We’ll discuss how treatment styles and goals influence what telecommunication technology is used. You’ll learn about the process of modifying one’s clinical style and techniques for various telecommunication technology, while also using research to describe the potential benefits and drawbacks of video, audio, and text-only communication.
Learning Objectives:
● Explain the potential benefits and drawbacks of video, audio, and text-only communication.
● Explain how treatment styles and goals influence what telecommunication technology is used for treatment.
● Describe how to select a telecommunication technology for treatment sessions with a client.

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HTRC Remote Patient Monitoring For All Providers
2021-07-15 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
Interest in remotely monitoring patients’ physiological data greatly increased with the addition of several new codes to Medicare coverage and payment rules in 2017. The services come with considerable coding and compliance nuances and continue to evolve with almost every year’s fee schedule updates. This session will define remote physiologic monitoring services, describe code(s) that may be used to report remote patient monitoring, and will detail the compliance requirements to provide these services, as well as discuss several COVID Public Health Emergency Flexibilities.

Mistakes Your Diabetes Program Needs To Avoid for Success
2021-05-20 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
NCTRC Webinar – Mistakes, Myths and Misconceptions Your Telehealth Diabetes Program Needs To Avoid to be Successful!
Hosted by: Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
Presented by:
-Becky Sanders, Program Director, Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
-Cameron Hilt, Data Coordinator, Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
-Tony Song, CEO, Diabetes Care Partners
Description:
This webinar takes you through the challenges, mistakes, lessons learned and experiences of a telehealth diabetes program during the Public Health Emergency and what to avoid to be successful for both your organization and the people you serve.

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HRSA Telehealth Learning Series:An Overview of Licensure Compacts
2021-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Webinar Objectives:
– Share information on HRSA programs and resources that support licensure compacts and telehealth
– Provide an overview of the following licensure compacts:
o Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC)
o Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
o Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)
o Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Compact
o Physical Therapy (PT) Compact
– Share legislative/regulatory updates regarding licensure compacts
– Discuss the importance of interstate licensure compacts as a method for increasing access to care and addressing workforce shortages
– Highlight examples demonstrating how expedited licensure processes have allowed physicians and other health care professionals to extend their reach by leveraging telemedicine

Facilitator:
Dan Logsden, Manager | National Center for Interstate Compacts

Featured Speakers:
Richard Masters, JD, Special Counsel | National Center for Interstate Compacts
Marschall S. Smith, MPA, Executive Director | Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission
James R. Puente, MS, MJ, CAE, Director | Nurse Licensure Compact
Janet Orwig, MBA, CAE, Associate Executive Officer for Member Services and PSYPACT Executive Director | Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Dan Manz, Educator | Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice
Thomas ‘T.J.’ Cantwell, MPP, Administrator | Physical Therapy Compact Commission

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Access And Equity In Medicaid Telehealth Policy
2021-04-30 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Telehealth has demonstrated that it has the potential to make healthcare more accessible for hard-to-reach patient populations in medically underserved communities. However, some lessons from telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic have raised concerns about access gaps for these patients. Join the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) and leading Medicaid experts on Friday, April 30, 2021 for the first webinar in our Spring webinar series, Access and Equity in Medicaid Telehealth Policy. This webinar will feature presentations from Medicaid administrators and policy staff on trends in telehealth access and equity and strategies to address these gaps.
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NCTRC Event- Federation Of State Medical Boards: Provider Bridge
2021-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Powered by the Federation of State Medical Boards, Provider Bridge is a platform that will streamline the process for mobilizing health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergencies. Utilizing communications pathways and new technology, Provider Bridge will make it easier to connect health care professionals with state agencies and health care entities in order to quickly increase access to care for patients via telehealth.
Provider Bridge is made possible by grant funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Presented by:
-Reid Plimpton, Project Manager, Northeast Telehealth Resource Center
-Michael Dugan, Chief Operating Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards
-Lisa A. Robin, Chief Advocacy Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards
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NRTRC Annual Conference 2021 Virtual Meeting
2021-04-21 08:00 - 2021-04-22 17:00 UTC
The NRTRC is bringing cutting edge telehealth leaders together at our annual conference, Telehealth’s Big Bang: From Challenge to Opportunity, being held virtually, April 21-22.
This year the NRTRC is bringing you a technology showcase, hosted by The Telehealth Technology Assessment Center, (TTAC). There will be insightful key note speakers, engaging panel presentations and individual state and tribal breakout rooms to network with your peer and colleagues.
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Executive Briefing on the Telehealth Fact-Finding Final Report and Action Plan
2021-04-15 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
On October 22 and December 2, 2020, CETF held Telehealth Fact-Finding Listening Conferences titled Delivering on the Promise of Telehealth to Improve Health Status in California.
The purposes of the Fact-Finding Listening Conferences were to:

Understand the status of Telehealth in California.
Identify the gaps and barriers to optimizing Telehealth to improve health status for Californians.
Develop an Action Plan to advance Telehealth policy and funding in California.

The Listening Conferences explored the convergence of broadband technology and healthcare to optimize Telehealth to ensure quality care for medically-disadvantaged residents and to improve overall population health. These proceedings were rich in content, robust in insight, and timely in conferring as California harnesses its policy leadership and expertise to close the Digital Divide and advance Telehealth.
The Fact-Finding Listening Conferences generated specific actions to optimize Telehealth which are summarized in the Final Report. The overarching recommendations for the Action Plan Framework are:
Action Plan Framework

Enact legislation to permanently reimburse Telehealth services comparable to in-person visits.
Invest in and ensure ubiquitous high-speed Internet infrastructure to support Telehealth for all patents and providers.
Institutionalize Telehealth with accountability for improving patient outcomes and overall population health.

This webinar is an Executive Briefing on the Telehealth Fact-Finding Final Report and Action Plan.

Webinar: Measuring Telehealth Success: You Can't Achieve it if You Can't Measure It
2021-04-15 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
Through the data validation process, valuable information is gained that can then be used to improve performance around patient care or quality of care metrics. Improving quality performance may take the form of improving data collection processes, better identifying patients who need additional interventions, or decreasing missed opportunities to provide patients appropriate interventions, among other possibilities. This section includes guidance on leveraging Health IT to improve quality performance including change packages for recommended approaches related to various quality of care measures.

Webinar: Mental Health Parity and Implementation of SB 855 in CA
2021-04-07 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
Federal lawmakers recently passed legislation making changes to federal mental health parity law. Specifically, the changes to federal law would set new requirements on how health plans demonstrate compliance with mental health parity rules. Meanwhile, California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed into law SB 855, which requires state regulators to implement new rules expanding mental health parity requirements for health plans. The law also requires health plans to adopt new treatment criteria from non-profit associations. At this session, we will hear about how health plans are positioning to meet the requirements of SB 855, how these new clinical guideline requirements could work, and how the new federal law intersects with California laws on mental health parity.

Webinar: Telehealth in Medi-Cal: What's Next After COVID-19?
2021-03-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the California Telehealth Policy Coalition on March 30 at 12 pm – 1 pm PT for a discussion on the recently proposed changes to California Medicaid telehealth policies. A panel representing a diverse range of stakeholders will discuss the impact these proposals will have, their thoughts on what factors should be considered when adopting telehealth policy and where California should be as we begin to emerge from the pandemic.

2021 MATRC Telehealth Summit
2021-03-28 14:00 - 2021-03-31 16:00 (America/New_York)
Disruptive technologies and innovations are what happens when a certain type of technology, the implementation of an innovative process, the introduction of a new player or perhaps a global pandemic creates a market shift in how the health care sector does business. These disruptions can transform how we educate providers, how and where we deliver health care services and/or how we finance health care delivery systems. Join us at the 2021 MATRC Telehealth Summit as we hear from those who are leading change through disruption.
HOSTED BY MID-ATLANTIC TELEHEALTH RESOURCE CENTER Click Here to Register

Telehealth Certification Institute Summit: TeleMental Health Tailored to Your Practice
2021-03-22 08:00 - 2021-03-24 17:00 UTC
CTRC is attending and exhibiting at this event! As clinicians nationwide have adapted to the challenges of 2020, telehealth is thriving across disciplines. In 2021, we’re gathering the nation’s top behavioral and telehealth experts for our virtual 2021 SUMMIT to discuss emerging standards in telehealth and how providers can tailor telehealth services to THEIR unique practices. Click Here to View Event Page

Webinar: Direct to Consumer Telehealth During COVID-19
2021-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Description:
The Institute for Digital Health & Innovation offers real time interactive video patient interactions through the HealthNow program. This Direct to Consumer platform launched in early 2020 and pivoted as COVID19 spread across the country. This panel discussion will cover program development, launch, adjustments, and current status.
Presented by:
• Stacy Petty, APRN, Director of HealthNow at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
• Kevin W. Sexton, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
• Joseph Sanford, MD, Director of the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation
Hosted by: South Central Telehealth Resource Center
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NCTRC Telehealth Hack - Rehabilitation Services & Early Intervention
2021-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
The COVID-19 pandemic created a significant barrier for patients needing rehabilitative services. A rapid pivot by healthcare providers and payers to telehealth allowed patients to receive the treatment that they needed through the ongoing pandemic, and now telehealth is here to stay. This presentation will cover patient, clinician, and operational experiences with therapies delivered via telehealth, tips and best practices for successfully integrating telehealth into your service line, and strategies for successful reimbursement.
Objectives:

Case study to show the value and impact of moving telehealth to your business model
Understand how the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted therapies and allowed patients access to rehab services remotely
Successful reimbursement for telehealth therapies
Successfully integrate virtual services into therapy workflows
The patient and provider experience of therapies via telehealth services
