The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (NCTRC) is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). TRCs provide valuable training, education, research, and consultative services to all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the freely associated states of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Since 2017, the NCTRC has been dedicated to collaboratively expanding the reach of healthcare, supporting the building of sustainable telehealth programs and improving health outcomes. All 14 TRCs are committed to helping healthcare organizations, practices and other stakeholders implement telehealth programs that best fit their needs and overcome barriers, advance telehealth education, and provide resources.
Working together to achieve national goals, the NCTRC brings together experts in policy, technology, operations, technical assistance and more: 12 regional TRCs are regional experts in telehealth implementation and provide a wide range of services targeted to local community needs including: technical assistance, education, guidance, and resources on various topics. Two national TRCs include the Center for Connected Health Policy and the Telehealth Technology Assistance and Resource Center.