AUDIO-ONLY TELEMEDICINE & CLINICAL QUALITY


Research Tracking Sheet: VPQHC has been tracking the research related to clinical quality and audio-only telemedicine. This tracking sheet is updated every six months. The last update was made in December 2023. Click the image below to download the document.


Speaker Series & Recommendations

Between July 2020 and October 2020, The Vermont Statewide Telehealth Workgroup focused on navigating the intersection of audio-only telemedicine and clinical quality. VPQHC arranged for a series of speakers to present on the topic. The output of this focus was a report-out on VPQHC’s process, findings, and recommendations. Below is an outline of the meeting dates, and invited guest speakers.

October 6, 2020 (12 pm - 1 pm) - Presenter: Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

September 28, 2020 (1 pm - 2 pm) - Presenter: Judd Hollander, MD - Senior Vice President for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, TJU Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Vice Chair for Finance and Healthcare Enterprises Department of Emergency Medicine Thomas Jefferson University

September 15, 2020 (12 pm - 1 pm) - Presenters:

  • Dr. George Blike, MD, MHCDS, Chief Quality and Value Officer, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Professor of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

  • Kevin M. Curtis, MD, MS, Medical Director, Connected Care, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center & Associate Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

  • Dr. Matt Mackwood, MD, General Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  • Dr. Norm Ward, CMO, OneCare Vermont

September 8, 2020 (12 pm - 1 pm) - Presenter: Claudia Duck Tucker, Vice President, Government Affairs, Teladoc Health, Inc.

August 31, 2020 (1 pm - 2 pm) - Presenter: Natasha Withers, DO FAAFP, Medical Director of Ambulatory Care Services, Primary Care Lead – Project Core, Vice Chair - UVMHN Medical Group Board, Primary Care Provider at Primary Care – Middlebury, UVM Health Network – Porter Medical Center

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