Telehealth

This module, housed on ASTHO's e-Learning center, is designed to guide health agency staff through considerations for expanding telehealth in their jurisdiction. The resources focus on policy, clinical service delivery, funding, and infrastructure considerations. 

The results of this assessment provide key insights for public health's role in telehealth expansion to improve access to care.

This Health Policy Update highlights how flexible telehealth policies aim to improve health care access for rural communities by addressing barriers and extending telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries.

This Health Policy Update highlights how states are implementing legislation related to telehealth, clinical service delivery, and health care workforce to ensure adequate access to care across all communities. 

This Health Policy Update explores how telehealth and licensure policies at both the federal and state levels have impacted the ability of patients to access adequate health care, particularly in rural communities. 

This journal article, which appears in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, shares strategies that state and territorial health officials and their agencies can use to lead state health transformation efforts by leveraging telehealth to improve population health.