Headline
This toolkit shares practical steps and best practices for health care providers and administrators looking to implement telehealth services for their patients.
Background
Telehealth can be an effective alternative to traditional in-person care and can be used to provide services such as diagnosis, treatment, patient education, care management, and self-management. This toolkit offers a step-by-step guide for providers and care teams interested in integrating or expanding telehealth services into their practice.
About this Tool
This toolkit is organized in four parts focused on:
- Warm-Up - Introduces telehealth, its common uses, and considerations for reimbursement and provider licensure;
- Pre-Game - Presents the foundation for building a telehealth program, including selecting appropriate technology, assembling a care team, and securing leadership buy-in and funding;
- Game Time - Focuses on the implementation workflows, training, and patient engagement components of deploying and scaling telehealth services; and
- Post-Game – Offers tools such as forms, worksheets, and guides to support planning and implementation activities.
The guide also features best practices and insights from providers that have already implemented telehealth services.
Policy/Program Takeaways
Health care providers can use this toolkit and its accompanying resources to understand the steps needed to implement and expand telehealth services. This tool is part of the American Medical Association’s Telehealth resource center, which includes other frameworks and guides to support telehealth implementation.