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Presentation by Sherilyn Pruitt, MPH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, Office for the Advancement of TelehealthTRANSCRIPT
Sherilyn Pruitt, MPH U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of Rural Health Policy Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
OAT Grant Programs
• Licensure Portability Grants
• Telehealth Network Grants
• Telehealth Resource Centers
• Flex Rural Veterans Healthcare
Access Program
Demonstrate how telehealth technologies can be used through telehealth networks to:
• expand access to, coordinate, and improve quality of health services;
• improve and expand the training of health care providers; and
• expand and improve the quality of health information available to health care providers, and to patients and their families.
Evaluate the cost and
effectiveness of remote vital
sign monitoring of individual
patients and the delivery of
healthcare services to
individuals in their place of
residence.
Virginia State-wide Telehealth Network
• Target Audience: Telehealth Networks Serving Rural Communities
• Access Application through: Grants.gov
• Available: 02/2012
• Applications due: 4/20/12
• # of new awards: up to 14
• Funding: $250K / yr (4yrs)
• Start Date: 09/2012
• Contact: Carlos Mena, [email protected]
Contact Sherilyn Pruitt
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA
301-594-0819