Sustainable Models of Telehealth Community Portal

This fact sheet outlines recent changes made to Medi-Cal policies related to telehealth.

This guide provides practical advice on how you might increase the likelihood of sustainability for your improvement project.

CTRC produces guides and materials that incorporate best practices in telehealth to meet the needs of a variety of telemedicine programs. These publications provide practical guidance, tools and templates, and are designed to support the Program Development process.

Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) have been established to provide assistance, education and information to organizations and individuals who are actively providing or interested in providing health care at a distance. They assist in expanding the availability of health care to underserved populations free of charge.

This webinar will give an overview of the different telehealth technologies that are available including equipment and peripheral equipment, as well as the importance of utilizing HIPAA compliant broadband with guaranteed quality of service. Dan Kurywchak demystifies how the Internet, wireless, cell phones, the cloud, broadband speeds, etc. work and discusses alternate options to improve connection quality, which greatly affect the overall success of your telemedicine consultation.

The guide includes telehealth billing policies for public and private payers, as well as Medi-Cal billing and reimbursement scenarios for FQHCs and RHCs. The FQHC billing models and the references for resources are still accurate in this March 2016 resource; however, there are now new codes being offered that are not yet reflected in the guide.

This includes example workflows, job descriptions, Authorization and Consent forms, and Common Integration Barriers.

Whether you’re starting or expanding your plan, this a fool-proof, step-by-step guide for developing your telehealth program provides you with all of the tools you need.

This do it yourself guide assists in the development of a telemedicine program’s marketing component. It provides a variety of tools geared to guide you through the critical elements of performing a market analysis and implementing promotional strategies and efforts.

As you work on developing or expanding your program, be sure to consider these best practices, identified from CTRC’s 10 year experience developing telehealth programs and added to by a panel of telehealth experts from across the country.