The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications.[1]
Spotlight on ONC Telehealth Resources and Reports
- The Federal Telehealth Compendium contains telehealth activities and resources available across the federal arena.
- Designing The Consumer-Centered Telehealth & eVisit Experience: Considerations for the Future of Consumer Healthcare
- Health IT Playbook: Telehealth
- Telehealth.HHS.gov
[1] Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Available from: http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/telehealth/