HPIO to host July forum on telehealth

The Health Policy Institute announced this week that it will be hosting a forum on telehealth in July. 

Presented by HealthSpot, “Moving Telehealth Forward in Ohio” will feature presentations from Jon Linkous, Chief Executive Officer, American Telemedicine Association and Christine Martin, Executive Director, California Telemedicine & eHealth Center. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 25 at the Grand Oaks Events & Business Center in Grove City. 

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Telehealth is an emerging strategy to address access and quality-of-care issues. The term “telehealth” includes subtopics such as an exchange of medical information from one site to another via electronic communications for the purpose of providing clinical support or care; remote clinical care and patient monitoring; e-health; professional and patient-related health education and health information management.

Few events in Ohio have focused on bringing together Ohio's stakeholders and policymakers specifically around the issues of telehealth. The forum is intended to:

1) Educate policymakers and stakeholders on national trends and challenges/opportunities associated with moving telehealth forward in Ohio

2) Discuss collaborative policymaking around telehealth

3) Showcase innovative and promising, Ohio-based telehealth projects and programs