For Community Health Centers to chart a course for the future, last week we shared a Framework for the Health Center of the Future developed by a multidisciplinary team brought together by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC). At [...]

Community Health Centers, most commonly known by their government acronym FQHC (Federally-Qualified Health Center), are one of the key pillars of America’s healthcare safety net. Often defined by serving at least 25% of uninsured patients as part of their [...]

Despite many social and technical advancements over the past decades, the absence of public transportation, limited access to technology and high-speed internet, low digital literacy, and multi-job & child care challenges are often preventing the most socio-economically challenged populations from [...]

For a clinic, a health center, or a health system to take full advantage of “caring for patients at a distance” (a.k.a. Virtual Care, Connected Care, or Telehealth) requires reliance on a number of partners. Whether selecting a telehealth technology [...]

At the core of every healthcare organization lies the mission to serve its patients by providing them with the care they need. In many cases, this care is provided by clinicians employed or affiliated with the hospital, health system, [...]

Over the past 30 years, telehealth has evolved into a broad technology niche in its own right. At first there were telehealth hardware solutions - video cameras and video monitors, using proprietary video communication protocols and custom-fitted video connection [...]