Policy Initiatives

CTEC Policy Initiative: Optimizing Telehealth in California

In 2009 CTEC launched a policy initiative to identify barriers to telehealth growth and to recommend policy and action steps to further the implementation of this important technology. Chartered as a Collaborative, CTEC engaged telemedicine stakeholders including health care organizations, provider groups, consumers, payers and funders, government agencies and experts from across California. The Collaborate developed a unified perspective on policy and strategies necessary to overcome barriers to widespread adoption. The results and recommendations have been published in CTEC’s, Optimizing Telehealth in California an Agenda for Today and Tomorrow.

See Summary of Policy Recommendations and Action Steps

Reports of the Policy Collaborative

Four reports were produced during this initiative. They are available in both digital and paper mediums. The links below will direct you to the pdf versions. Please contact CTEC to request paper copies.

Policy Brief: Optimizing Telehealth In California

This brief explores how California can expand the availability of telehealth and reach full optimization of these extraordinary technologies. It includes the results and recommendations of a Collaborative formally charted by CTEC. An Executive Summary is also available.

Telemedicine Reimbursement: A National Scan of Current Policies and Emerging Initiatives

This report provides a broad overview of telemedicine reimbursement across the country.

If You Bill It They Will Come: The Results of a Meta Review of Current Literature on Clinical Outcomes, Cost-Effectiveness, and Reimbursement for Telemedicine

This report provides qualitative meta-review of 21 literature reviews on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine.

Optimizing Telehealth In California: A Summary of Focus Group Responses

This report provides the broad views and opinions of telehealth experts and interested organizations about needs, concerns, and barriers to telemedicine expansion in California.

Telehealth Optimization Initiative Collaborative Members

The California Telemedicine and eHealth Center would like to acknowledge the participation of the many telehealth experts involved in this effort, and thank them for their commitment and support of this collaborative initiative.

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