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July 2007 Health Webcasts

• July 20: HIT and Telemedicine 

Reports from the State Alliance for e-Health Part 2:  HIT and Telemedicine
Friday, July 20

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“The goals and activities of telemedicine and health IT are complementary and synergistic. Telemedicine is a method of delivering health care that makes use of health information technologies to accomplish its goals. Conversely, health information technologies (HIT) are an enabling component to the delivery of health services over distances, providing fundamental tools and systems. In short, HIT greatly enhances the utility of telemedicine.”
Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Health Information Technology: An ATA Issue Paper May, 2006 http://www.americantelemed.org/news/policy_issues/HIT_Paper.pdf

As more and more medical information is digitized, the lines between telehealth and health IT continue to blur and evolve. Where do telehealth and HIT overlap? Policymakers in states with frontier areas have been especially interested in opportunities to use telemedicine to bring better care to patients in remote areas, while telehealth offers models to prolong independence for individuals in declining health. Decisions related to privacy, security and financing for HIT may affect telehealth as well.  How can legislators address these? In addition to issues such as privacy and security, telehealth is influenced by policies and statutes that affect what is reimbursed and whether and how practitioners can practice remotely across state lines.

Join us for a discussion of the changing landscape and how state legislators can influence the joint evolution of HIT and telemedicine.

Speakers:
Senator Bob Hagedorn,
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Colorado

Jon Linkous,
Executive Director
American Telemedicine Association

 Event Slides

Event Resources
American Telemedicine Association
Colorado Senate bill 196
Colorado Senate bill 165
HRSA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
FCC Rural Healthcare Providers Project

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