What
is telehealth?
Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications
technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and
professional health-related education, public health and health administration.
Who
are we?
The Joint Working Group on Telehealth (JWGT) is a Federal interagency
group that coordinates members' telehealth activities. Several member
agencies provide telehealth grants and the JWGT ensures that there is
no overlap in Federal funding. Members bring their unique telehealth expertise
to the table, providing a forum to discuss and share information, to educate
its members and to develop specific actions that reduce barriers to the
effective use of telehealth technologies.
Dena Puskin, Sc.D., Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), serves as the Chair of the JWGT.
Our members
Federal agencies on the JWGT include:
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Federal Communications Commission
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Detailed list of members
Recent
activities
The JWGT has taken part in wide-ranging initiatives over the past
three years:
- Published Telemedicine Report to Congress, May 2001
- Published Federal Telemedicine Directory, 1998.
- Published "Advisory: Electromagnetic Interference in Telemedicine," July 1998.
- Published Telemedicine Report to the Congress, January 31, 1997.
- Developed a Working Inventory of Federal Telemedicine Projects on the World Wide Web.
- Educated members through guest presentations and information dissemination.
- Shared information on new and evolving technologies/uses among member agencies at each meeting.
Who
to contact
For more information, contact Luigi Procopio, Executive Secretary
of the JWGT, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, at 301/443-0447
or e-mail her at lprocopio@hrsa.gov
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