This presentation will provide an overview of telehealth and its current practice in the United States as well as a review of the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act – specifically as it relates to RTs – and a discussion of the ways in which RTs will be able to practice and advocate via telehealth.
Approved for 1.0 CRCE
Original Broadcast Date: March 29, 2016
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
- Understand the evolution of telehealth/telemedicine
- Understand current variables influencing the increasing widespread adoption of telehealth
- Understand the basic technology utilized in telehealth consults
- Understand the proposed changes in the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act and how they affect Respiratory Therapists