COVID-19 has dramatically changed the delivery of healthcare. Providers and patients have experienced in a very short amount of time some of the greatest changes to the healthcare system ever seen. Those who were reluctant to embrace telehealth prior to COVID found themselves obliged to implement it often just to stay in business. The rapid utilization of telemedicine was enabled by equally rapid changes in regulations and waivers for billing. This talk will summarize where we might be going with telemedicine post-COVID, especially in the public health arena. In particular, the focus will be on how to transition from a rapidly implemented program using readily available platforms to more sustainable long-term use of telemedicine integrated in usual practice. Resources available to help with this transition will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the key aspects of the status of COVID-related telehealth regulations and waivers.
• Appreciate the broader role of mHealth, apps, sensors, and remote monitoring post COVID.
• Learn about ways to transition the use of telehealth into traditional practice models
• Know where to look for resources and technical assistance with telemedicine questions.

Target Audience:  Public Health Professionals

Tiers and Competency Domains:  Tiers 1, 2, 3; Community Dimensions of Practice, Leadership and Systems Thinking

Duration: ~ 35 minutes

Continuing Education Information:  0.5 CECH for CHES

Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study

Created/ Updated: 8/2020

Presenter: Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD

Dr. Krupinski is Professor and Vice-Chair for Research at Emory University in the Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences and subject matter expert for the Emory Telehealth Program. She received her BA from Cornell, MA from Montclair State, and Ph.D. from Temple, all in Experimental Psychology. Her interests are in medical image perception, observer performance, decision making, and human factors. She is the Associate Director of Evaluation for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and co-Director of the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center. She is Past President of ATA, Past Chair of Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Past Chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, and President of the Medical Image Perception Society. She is Co-Editor of the Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare and on the Editorial Board of the Telemedicine & E-Health Journal.