MATRC

SETTING: Solo Practitioners

  • Support a robust community broadband network to bring connectivity to the clinics and the homes of the clinics’ patients
  • Define the clinical needs and evaluate clinic workflows before vendor selection
  • Create a central resource for solo practitioners to consult with to understand: 1) Legal and regulatory options and limitations of telehealth, and 2) billing/coding/financial implications of telehealth
  • In order to reach solo practitioners, enlist the help of the State Medical Licensure Board, professional associations and hospitals/health systems that may have these providers on staff
  • Leverage the buying power of professional associations to contract for telehealth vendor technologies across multiple practices
  • Promote broad-scale marketing efforts to increase the community awareness of the availability of telehealth
  • Establish a call center and email response team with staff trained with the most up-to-date information