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This page provides links to reports and other information about telemedcine and telehealth. Other important information can be found in the "Media Information" and "Member Groups" sections of the website. |
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Telemedicine Defined – a brief definition of telemedicine |
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Telemedicine: A Brief Overview
A three page primer describing remote health care services as they exist today. |
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A Guide to E-Health for the Healthcare Professional: An Introduction
Telemedicine & E-Health – E-health is a very broad term that encompasses many different activities related to the use of the Internet for healthcare. Many of these activities have focused on administrative functions such as claims processing or records storage. However, there is an increasing use of e-health related to patient and clinical care. With this development, the world of e-health and telemedicine began to merge and ATA started to address clinical and patient care issues related to e-health. Information provided here focuses on clinical care and patient education aspects of e-health and is targeted to the health provider. |
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Telemedicine Terminology – A guide to frequently used words in Telemedicine. |
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Telehealth Resource Centers (& Map)
The purpose of the Telehealth Resource Centers (TRC) is to assist health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. |
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Telemedicine
Guidelines and Technical Standards
References to existing
guidelines and standards affecting the practice of telemedicine
and transmission of signals with links to sites containing the
full information. |
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Medical Outsourcing
An article from the February 2006 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine describes the use of telemedicine to outsource specialty services.
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Telemedicine
Forms
A collection of various forms needed by providers
of telemedicine services. Includes examples of informed consent/confidentiality
forms as well as patient and provider evaluations. |
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Telemedicine Market Research Resources (pdf)
This includes links to various industry research firms and other organizations that provide research reports and services regarding telemedicine. |
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Private Payer Reimbursement Information Directory
The purpose of this website is to provide a reference to support private payer reimbursement for telemedicine clinical consults. The information contained in this website is the result of a survey jointly sponsored by the American Telemedicine Association and AMD Telemedicine. The directory contains a listing of:
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- Telemedicine providers receiving private payer reimbursement
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- Private payers providing reimbursement
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- State legislation mandating private payer reimbursement of TM services
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Medicare Reimbursement for Telemedicine
A report from ATA on Medicare's reimbursement of Telemedicine (05/2006) |
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JCAHO Clarifies Telemedicine Standard (pdf)
An article in a newsletter published by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations provides an explanation of their standards on credentialing and privileging of telemedicine services. |
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AMD's Design Center - Progam Primer: Successful Telemedicine Programs |
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Telemedicine 101
Basic information about telemedicine from the Telemedicine Information Exchange |
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