Whether it was used during the height of the pandemic, or if it is used now because of its convenience, telehealth has become a mainstay in the healthcare field. The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is trying to spread the word about its resources available to help people understand telehealth and the implications of using it. For more, Eric White from the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Director for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth at HRSA, Heather Dimeris.
Eric White: And other than spreading the word doing interviews like this one, what else is HRSA doing to help people get connected via telehealth? I’m sure there have been some technical hiccups that you all are also in the works of fixing for most people who aren’t as savvy as others. What can you tell me about that?
Heather Dimeris: Sure. Well, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration has a website telehealth@hhs.gov. It has information for patients around a lot of different ways they can use telehealth and access telehealth. And there’s also a door for providers where if there’s anyone in your audience that does provide health care, it has tip sheets and best practice guides across a variety of different areas that they’re looking to incorporate telehealth into their practice. And that includes chronic conditions, behavioral health, direct consumer care, and for those in your audience who speak Spanish, we really are trying to reach everybody in sharing this information. So the whole entire website is translated in Spanish as well… Read the full interview here.
