AMHCP defines telehealth as the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information via telecommunications technology. Telehealth services provided to families include appointments with health care providers, family education, and peer-to-peer support. Telehealth can be “synchronous” (real-time), such as a video or phone call between an individual and their provider, or “asynchronous” (store-and-forward), such as a case consultation between two providers through secure file exchange. Telehealth also includes remote patient monitoring, in which families use internet- or Bluetooth-enabled devices to send health data such as blood pressure, blood glucose, or weight to their provider.
Telehealth has the potential to expand access and increase equity within public health systems by reducing the burden on families associated with receiving care, such as geographic distance, travel costs, childcare needs, or language interpretation. Telehealth can be utilized across MCH focus areas to help ensure that individuals and families receive safe, timely, and high-quality care when and where they need it.
August 23 Round Table: Telehealth Policy After the Public Health Emergency
Recording from August 23, 2022. Hear from Mei Wa Kwong, JD, Executive Director of the Center for Connected Health Policy on how telehealth policy has changed during the pandemic, and how these changes can impact maternal and child health beyond the public health emergency. Read More
August 18 Round Table: Working with Families Virtually
Recording from August 18, 2022. Molly Martzke, Senior Program Manager, National Genetics Education and Family Support Center at Expecting Health, shares how the organization is engaging families nationwide with virtual programming and what Expecting Health has learned about supporting families virtually during the pandemic and beyond. Read More
August 16 Round Table: My Evaluation is Done. What’s Next?
Recording from August 16, 2022. AMCHP's Equity, Epidemiology, and Evaluation team presents on using evidence and evaluation to implement change in your telehealth program. Read More
August 4 Round Table: Taking EHDI Telehealth to the Next Level
Recording from August 4, 2022. Hear from Bill Campbell (Audiologist in Thunder Bay, Ontario), Todd Houston (University of Akron), Alex Meibos (University of Akron), Arlene Stredler Brown (University of Colorado), Pamela Dawson (Hear ME Now), Julie Purdy (Rady Children's Hospital) as they share EHDI telehealth activities and experiences from around the country. Read More
May 31 Virtual Round Table: Working with Families Virtually
Recording from May 31, 2022. Candace Lindow-Davies, Director of Outreach for Hands & Voices, shares how the organization is engaging families nationwide with virtual programming and what Hands & Voices has learned about supporting families virtually during the pandemic and beyond.
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