Clinic and Tele-Dermatologists Seek to Improve Access and Reimbursement
La Clinica de la Raza, a Bay Area clinic network, and dermatologists at UC-San Francisco have been crafting a novel tele-dermatology program to serve safety net patients. UCSF uses store & forward technologies to make initial assessments on cases, referring routine cases back to primary care providers with treatment plans, while taking on complex cases in person, via monthly specialty clinics.
CCHP ADVOCATES FOR RURAL TELEHEALTH AT WHITE HOUSE MEETING
Interim Executive Director Mario Gutierrez called for wider use of telehealth in rural areas in a meeting with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The meeting, organized by the White House Rural Council, brought together 24 rural providers and policy experts to discuss ways to improve access to care and health outcomes in rural communities.
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CCHP-CTEC WEBINAR ON NEW CA TELEHEALTH LAW
CCHP Policy Associate Mei Wa Kwong and Christine Martin, Executive Director of the California Telemedicine and e-Health Center, explained the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011 as part of the California Telehealth Network's Webinar Series.
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