To provide technical assistance and other resources within the following mid-Atlantic states: Delaware District of Columbia Kentucky Maryland New Jersey (Central and South) North Carolina Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia in order to advance the adoption and utilization of telehealth within the MATRC region; and to work collaboratively with the other federally funded Telehealth Resource Centers […]
By removing barriers of time, distance, and provider scarcities, telehealth can deliver important medical and other health and education services where they are needed most; in remote, rural areas and medically underserved urban communities. As states across the country and employers, private payers and consumers prepare for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, telehealth […]
TELEHEALTH: The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include videoconferencing over secure internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications. Telehealth is primarily delivered in four ways: 1. Video Conferencing (Synchronous): Live, two-way interaction between […]
Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, which is part of the Office of Rural Health Policy. Nationally, there are 14 TRCs. This includes 12 Regional Centers, all with different strengths and regional expertise, and […]
