Telehealth Program Development and Policy

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support hosted a webinar devoted to telehealth program development and policies. ASTHO, in partnership with the Center for Connected Health Policy, has been working with four states to support and advance their telehealth efforts to improve population health. This webinar is part of this collaboration and related technical assistance activities.

With the rapid diffusion of health information technology, wider expansion of current telehealth programs is possible. Many opportunities exist to leverage telehealth to increase access to preventative and specialty care and address health disparities affecting vulnerable populations, while also saving costs. This webinar’s aims are to: 1) Provide a foundation for telehealth program development by describing telehealth modalities and relevant state and federal laws and regulations; 2) Describe the steps necessary to develop a telehealth program, from design to implementation; and 3) Share resources to support healthcare providers and public health agencies develop telehealth programs.

Speakers for this webinar were Natalie Slaughter, Director of Health Integration at ASTHO and Mei Wa Kwong, Policy Advisor and Project Director at the Center for Connected Health Policy.