Introduction
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Telehealth Consortium Driver Diagram
Develop a sustainable, patient-centered, and equitable telehealth model and achieve an advanced level of maturity at Consortium FQHCs
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Strategy & Leadership
Leadership & Assessment-
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Maturity Model Assessment
The Maturity Model assessment tool, developed by the Consortium
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Maturity Model Assessment Findings Summary
An example of a Maturity Model Assessment summary
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Maturity Model Assessment: Gap Analysis
An example of a Gap Analysis developed after the Maturity Model assessment
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Telehealth Patient Experience Survey
Patient experience survey for telehealth visits from the Telehealth Consortium
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Clinical Integration
Roles, Scheduling, & Protocols-
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Appointment Type and Visit Duration Guide, Southcentral Foundation
Scheduling guideline to help determine whether an in-person or telehealth visit should be scheduled from the Southcentral Foundation
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Clinical Pathway: Co-Morbidities of Diabetes and Hypertension
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Experiences with Telemental Health at Massachusetts FQHCs
Crosswalk Telehealth Project: Background on the research seeking to advance value and equity of telehealth at FQHCs. Highlights methods and findings that provided the foundation for the BHI Hybrid Care Pathway development.
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Guidance and Resources for Electronic Information Technology: Ensuring Equal Access to All Health Services and Benefits Provided Through Electronic Means
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Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth: Federal Protections to Ensure Accessibility to People with Disabilities and Limited English Proficient Persons
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Job description samples
Sample telehealth job descriptions for medical director, site coordinators, instructors, clinic managers, technical support from the CA Telehealth Resource Center
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Job description: RN Telehealth Coordinator
Sample job description for RN telehealth coordinator.
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Job description: Telehealth Program Coordinator
Sample job description for navigator to provide support patients for their virtual medical visits.
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Job description: Telemedicine Navigator
Sample job description for navigator to provide technical assistance to patients on how to navigate telemedicine platform for their virtual medical visits
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Patient Experience Discussion Prompts for Exploring Hybrid BHI Care Improvement
A template powerpoint deck with a set of discussion prompts intended to start conversations around the different ways your patients experience healthcare, examined through a lens of empathy.
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Patient Guide: What to Expect From a Telehealth Visit (video)
Video provides information for patients on what to expect from a telehealth visit from home.
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Process Mapping Exercise for Improving Hybrid BHI Care Delivery
A template powerpoint deck with stepwise instructions intended to facilitate teams systematically mapping current clinic processes that incorporate patient and care team experiences to identify improvement opportunities for intervention.
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Scheduling a Patient for an In-Person vs. Telehealth Appointment, Fenway Health
Criteria to schedule patient for in-person or telehealth visit from Fenway Health
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SMBP 14 Day Recording Log, Lowell CHC
A recording log from Lowell CHC for patients to document their self-measured blood pressure readings while enrolled in a SMBP program
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SMBP Program Agreement Form, Lowell CHC
A SMBP program agreement form from Lowell CHC that can be signed by the patient upon enrollment in an SMBP or RPM program
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Telehealth Navigator Job Description
A sample job description for a Telehealth Navigator that was developed by the Consortium
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Telehealth Scheduling Guide
Source: Center for Care Innovations
This document aims to help frontline staff, schedulers, and care team members determine if a patient’s needs can be addressed with a virtual visit. It is intended to be customized to meet the needs of your practice and your patients.
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Video Visit Decision Tree, North Shore
Sample video visit decision tree for navigator to determine if patient is able to do a video visit.
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Video Visit Screening & Script, LACDHS
A sample script that can be used to explain video visits and screen patients for digital access from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
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Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA
Details information on how to improve digital accessibility for those who are deaf and blind.
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People
Providers, Staff, & Patients-
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Digital Access Resource Guide
This Digital Access Resource guide is a reference that could be used to enable the utilization of digital health services/tools within an individual’s home
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Digital Navigator Learning Community: Digital Access
A training on digital access and equity for digital navigators
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Digital Needs Screening Questions, UCSF
Screening questions for digital needs
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Guidance and Resources for Electronic Information Technology: Ensuring Equal Access to All Health Services and Benefits Provided Through Electronic Means
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Job description samples
Sample telehealth job descriptions for medical director, site coordinators, instructors, clinic managers, technical support from the CA Telehealth Resource Center
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Job description: RN Telehealth Coordinator
Sample job description for RN telehealth coordinator.
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Job description: Telehealth Program Coordinator
Sample job description for navigator to provide support patients for their virtual medical visits.
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Job description: Telemedicine Navigator
Sample job description for navigator to provide technical assistance to patients on how to navigate telemedicine platform for their virtual medical visits
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Lifeline Program
Lifeline is a federal program that lowers the monthly cost of phone and internet
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Massachusetts State Digital Equity Plan, MBI
This report outlines Massachusetts Broadband Institute's plan to address digital equity within the state of Massachusetts.
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Patient Guide to Telehealth & Zoom
Fenway Health's information on their website for their patients about telehealth, including how to prepare for a visit (English and Spanish)
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Patient Guide to Virtual Visits, CHC Inc.
Step by step guide from a community health center; includes detailed zoom instructions
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Patient Guide: Making the Most of Your Virtual Health Care Visit, Comagine Health
Detailed checklist for patients
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Patient Guide: What to Expect From a Telehealth Visit (video)
Video provides information for patients on what to expect from a telehealth visit from home.
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Patient Information Sheet (English)
One-page patient handout about how to prepare and what happens during a telehealth visit, from the Telehealth Consortium (English version).
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Patient Information Sheet (Spanish)
One-page patient handout about how to prepare and what happens during a telehealth visit, from the Telehealth Consortium (Spanish version).
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Patient Satisfaction Survey, Lowell CHC
A patient satisfaction survey from Lowell Community Health Center that is sent to patients after their visit
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Provider Communication Strategies for Telehealth, PCDC
A one page guide for providers that highlights communication strategies that can be utilized during virtual visits
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Provider guide: Telehealth etiquette, Southeast Telehealth Resource Center
Short videos for providers on the good, the bad, and the ugly of telehealth etiquette.
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Provider guide: Telehealth visit best practices, Stanford Department of Medicine
Short checklist of best practices for set-up, webside manner, virtual physical exam
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Provider guide: Telehealth visit etiquette, AMA
Short checklist for telehealth visit etiquette from the AMA
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Telehealth Brochure for Patients, Holyoke Health Center
A patient-facing brochure that serves as a telehealth guide for patients
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Telehealth Classroom, NETRC
This Telehealth Classroom training portal has been developed by the federally funded Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC), to assist regional stakeholders, including health systems, health centers, and providers to successfully implement telehealth
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Telehealth Navigator Job Description
A sample job description for a Telehealth Navigator that was developed by the Consortium
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Telehealth Patient Experience Survey
Patient experience survey for telehealth visits from the Telehealth Consortium
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Telehealth Provider Survey Results, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, 2020
"Together for Better Health" survey of Massachusetts clinicians includes practical solutions, useful ideas, tips and tricks for how to improve telehealth
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The Future of Telehealth Roundtable: The Potential Impact of Emerging Technologies on Health Equity
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The Impact Of Telemedicine On Medicare Utilization, Spending, And Quality, Health Affairs
This Health Affairs article reports that telehealth is associated with greater medication adherence, fewer ED visits, and a minimal increase in spending.
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Video: Speak Up At Your Telehealth Visit
This video provides a visual for how patients can advocate for themselves during their telehealth appointments.
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Virtual Care Appointment Guide Brochure, Lowell CHC
A patient-facing brochure that serves as a virtual care appointment guide and resource for patients
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Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA
Details information on how to improve digital accessibility for those who are deaf and blind.
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Technology & Tools
Tools, Accessibility, & Monitoring-
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Digital Needs Screening Questions, UCSF
Screening questions for digital needs
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FCC Affordable Connectivity Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households.
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Guidance and Resources for Electronic Information Technology: Ensuring Equal Access to All Health Services and Benefits Provided Through Electronic Means
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Lifeline Program
Lifeline is a federal program that lowers the monthly cost of phone and internet
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Remote Patient Monitoring Driver Diagram
A RPM Driver Diagram from the Telehealth Consortium
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Remote Patient Monitoring Policy, CHC of Cape Cod
A remote patient monitoring (RPM) policy from Community Health Center of Cape Cod
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RPM Clinical Pathway for Hypertension, Duffy Health Center
Comprehensive workflow guide documenting health center's hypertension RPM program, from program objective to outreach protocol to literature usedn RPM Workflow
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RPM Consent Form
A sample remote patient monitoring (RPM) patient consent form
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RPM Vendors Overview
An overview of RPM vendors & platforms and their key features (updated December 2022)
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SMBP 14 Day Recording Log, Lowell CHC
A recording log from Lowell CHC for patients to document their self-measured blood pressure readings while enrolled in a SMBP program
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SMBP Program Agreement Form, Lowell CHC
A SMBP program agreement form from Lowell CHC that can be signed by the patient upon enrollment in an SMBP or RPM program
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Telehealth and Digital Tools Equity Assessment
An assessment tool that contains questions that health centers can ask potential vendors to ensure their tools support equitable access and address the needs of the health center's population (HITEQ Center)
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Telehealth Platforms
An overview of common telehealth platforms and their key features (updated July 2020)
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The Future of Telehealth Roundtable: The Potential Impact of Emerging Technologies on Health Equity
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Vendor evaluation checklist, AMA Playbook
Vendor evaluation checklist pages 32-38
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Vendor Selection Checklist, Lowell CHC
A checklist for choosing a telehealth vendor from Lowell Community Health Center
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Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA
Details information on how to improve digital accessibility for those who are deaf and blind.
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Reimbursement & Policy
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Center for Connected Health Policy
CCHP actively researches and analyzes important telehealth policy issues and provides key telehealth policy resources nationwide.
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CMS Telehealth Information
Information about telehealth from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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MassHealth Provider Bulletins
MassHealth issues provider bulletins as needed to communicate procedures, reminders, and other information to MassHealth providers.
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MassHealth Telephone & Internet Connectivity for Telehealth
A resource from MassHealth to help providers guide members who have questions about engaging in services through telehealth
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Remote Patent Monitoring Hypertension Management Enrollment Workflow, Fenway Health
Example of provider initiated and telehealth navigator initiated workflows for RPM Hypertension program
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Other Resources
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A Toolkit for Building and Growing a Sustainable Telehealth Program in Your Practice, American Association of Family Physicians, September 2020
Detailed guide with sections on roles and responsibilities, licensing and legal requirements, technology, patient journey, workflow, etc.
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Digital Access Resource Guide, Caring
List of digital resources (e.g., tech support, training, discounted devices and data plans) for those who qualify
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Digital Equity Screening, Caring Health Center
Questionnaire to screen for digital need that can be adapted into the EHR flowsheet
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Health Center RPM Resources and Sample Workflows
Source: Health Center RPM Work Group
Examples of RPM aim & objective measures, visit process maps, and care team designs.
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Implementation Guide: Telehealth, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
Guides to getting started with telehealth, HIPAA, visit best practices, etc.
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Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC)
The Northeast Telehealth Resource Center is federally funded to provide technical assistance to develop, implement, and expand telehealth services in the Northeast
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Playbook: Digital Health, Cleveland Clinic, April 2020
Detailed playbook including clinician training, patient facing material, empathy in patient visits, and types of telehealth visits.
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Playbook: Telehealth Implementation, American Medical Association, 2020
Detailed implementation guide, including goals, vendors, workflows, care teams, partnering with patients, evaluating success.
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Remote Patient Monitoring Hypertension Management Workflow, Fenway Health
Example established patient workflow for RPM Hypertension program
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SMBP Implementation Toolkit, NACHC
A toolkit designed by National Association of Community Health Centers to help organizations design and implement SMBP successfully in their care model and practice
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Telehealth Quick Guide, American Medical Association, 2020
Includes practice implementation guide; policy, coding, and payment; other helpful resources
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Telehealth Reimbursement Tip Sheet
Current billing and reimbursement expectations for Medicaid, MassHealth, and commercial payers, including waived services during the Public Health Emergency (PHE).
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