Wednesday, November 4th through Thursday, November 5th
Audience:
This workshop will be most useful to participants in the early stages of designing and developing uses for telehealth
technologies. It will focus on the basics of ncorporating telehealth into health center activities and the provision of
acute, chronic, specialty, educational and administrative services. Established programs looking to expand services will
also find this workshop to be valuable. Small implementation teams are encourage to apply. Participants from across
the country are invited and you need not be a HRSA grantee to attend this workshop.
OVERVIEW:
This practical workshop will cover a variety of topics found to be most important to the development of a sustainable, effective, efficient and patient-centered telehealth program. Participants will gain an understanding of:
Telehealth technology and applications (face-to-face, broadcast, store-and-forward);
Initial and ongoing equipment and personnel needs and costs;
Recruiting, contracting and accessing providers and other resources, locally and remotely;
Mix of services, financial relationships, billing and rate setting required to implement and sustain telehealth
programs;
Orientation and training of providers and support staff to incorporate telehealth as a usual part of treatment;
Risk management, credentialing and liability issues;
Integrating telehealth as a routine part of health center practices, including patient referrals and follow-through;
Special considerations for using telehealth in the provision of psychiatric and behavioral health services;
New and innovative uses of telehealth technologies; and,
Importance and value of networking with other telehealth providers..
Information:
If you have any questions about this conference, your registration, hotel accommodations or need to inform us of any special needs, please contact Jana Hoffman at jhoffman@opendoorhealth.com or 707-826-8633 x 143.
