<div>Lots of good information in this newsletter...</div>
<div><br> </div>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">CTeL</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:communications@ctel.org">communications@ctel.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:20 PM<br>
Subject: Telehealth News Update: Jan. 13th - CTeL January Brown Bag: The Telehealth Policy Agenda for the 111th Congress<br>To: <a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
<div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px; OVERFLOW: auto; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #deb684" align="center" bgcolor="#DEB684">
<table style="WIDTH: 600px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="600" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="middle"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#2d465a" size="2"><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR4el1e7POh1XZQkfZpiPD_c_jthnrDoeDG9QPOoITpa0BP3Jn0AdzSsQ0_13J8-cr-9MoNgpCen_S6bFJLyPgnwgH27cW9_qr6q-qNdrqZAd-u-rF4kO8TQ" target="_blank"><img height="84" alt="CTeL Masthead" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs024/1101201578710/img/89.jpg?a=1102408380058" width="640" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.89"></a><br>
</font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6b7dbd" bgcolor="#6b7dbd">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 21px; PADDING-LEFT: 21px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffcc" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="3">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc33; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="middle"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc33; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#99cc33" size="4">
<p align="center"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="6"><strong>Telehealth News Update</strong></font></p></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ce5929" bgcolor="#ce5929" colspan="3" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; WIDTH: 160px; PADDING-TOP: 17px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #deb684" valign="top" align="middle" width="160" bgcolor="#deb684">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="middle" color="#000000"><strong><font color="#6699ff" size="5">
<div><font color="#6699ff">CTeL<br>Board of Directors</font></div>
<div><font color="#6699ff"> </font></div></font></strong></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6b7dbc" bgcolor="#6b7dbc" height="1"></td></tr></tbody></table><a name="11ed2151dcffd9c1_LETTER.BLOCK4">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#2d465a"><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>
<div> </div>
<div>Dale Alverson, MD</div></strong>Professor, Pediatrics <br>University of New Mexico<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Jana Katz-Bell, MPH</strong><br>
Chief Administrative Officer Center for Health & Technology University of California at Davis<br>CTeL Secretary-Treasurer<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>John Blum, Esq.</strong><br>
John J. Waldron Research Professor in Health Law<br>Loyola University Chicago School of Law<br><br></font></font><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Sam Burgiss, PhD<br></strong>Telehealth Consultant<br>
Professor of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine<br><br><strong>Mary DeVany</strong><br>Manager<br>Avera McKennan Telehealth Network<br><br></font></font><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Karen Edison, MD<br>
</strong>Chair, Department of Dermatology and Medical Director, Missouri Telehealth Network, University of Missouri<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Karen Rheuban, MD<br>
</strong>Professor and Medical Director,<br>Office of Telemedicine<br>Univ. of Virginia Health Systems<br>CTeL Co-Chair, Washington Live! Brown Bags<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Curtis Rooney, JD<br>
</strong>President<br>Health Industry Group Purchasing Association<br>CTeL Co-Chair, Washington Live! Brown Bags<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Rob Sprang, MBA<br></strong>Director, Kentucky TeleCare<br>
Univ. of Kentucky Medical Center<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Joseph Tracy, MS</strong><br>
Vice President, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network<br>CTeL Chairman of the Board and<br>CTeL Co-Chair, Telehealth Leadership Conference<br></font></font></font>
<div><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818" size="1"> </font></div><font color="#5a3818"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="1"><strong>Robert J. Waters, JD<br>
</strong>Telehealth and E-Health Law Chair, Government Relations Chair, and Partner<br>Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP<br>CTeL General Counsel</font></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6b7dbc" bgcolor="#6b7dbc" height="1"></td></tr></tbody></table><a name="11ed2151dcffd9c1_LETTER.BLOCK6">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#2d465a" size="1">
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#5a3818"><strong>
<div> Center for Telehealth & E-Health Law</div></strong></font></div>
<div align="center"> <font color="#5a3818">1500 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005<br>202.230.5090 Main 202.230.5300 Fax info@ctel.org </font><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR4el1e7POh1XZQkfZpiPD_c_jthnrDoeDG9QPOoITpa0BP3Jn0AdzSsQ0_13J8-cr-9MoNgpCen_S6bFJLyPgnwgH27cW9_qr6q-qNdrqZAd-u-rF4kO8TQ" target="_blank"><font color="#5a3818">www.telehealthlawcenter.org</font></a></div>
</font></td></tr></tbody></table></a></a></td>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #2d465a" width="1" bgcolor="#2d465a" height="1">
<td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; WIDTH: 436px; PADDING-TOP: 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffcc" valign="top" width="435" bgcolor="#ffffcc">
<table style="WIDTH: 436px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="435" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"><span>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><u><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR4iSO5RIO0Ercv77vF3NqHE8coY8bd7zKmtPn9nwXOqav4LZJ3RUphg6mfMlv1h-sUmjbUYT5UlTO9SaY1A1WXa7g6AOrzQ2MlRq4Wplj7bd2wDhNdTKi2ETY4RZ-pIWu9TRJLU_rPKsM2MBfNqlDC8" target="_blank"><font color="#5a3818">Click here</font></a></u><font color="#5a3818"> for more information on the CTeL Credentialing Survey</font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div></div><font color="#5a3818"><strong><font size="3">Credentialing : CTeL Surveys the Impact of CMS Conditions of Participation on Telehealth</font></strong> </font>
<div><font color="#5a3818">
<div> </div>
<div>Credentialing and privileging of physicians using telemedicine to deliver healthcare services has long been a key issue for telehealth providers. When a physician uses telemedicine to direct the care of a patient in a hospital, what steps should the hospital take with regard to credentialing and privileging that physician? </div>
<div> </div>
<div>A potentially significant issue in the area of hospital credentialing has arisen around this question. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>The Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) has been advised by telehealth practitioners that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has emphasized that their Conditions of Participation must be followed regarding the credentialing of physicians at telehealth sites. CMS requires full credentialing by the hospital where the patient is located. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>CTeL has prepared an informational survey to gather input from telehealth providers on the impact of this CMS policy.</div>
<div> </div></font></div></div></div></div>
<div><u><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR4iSO5RIO0Ercv77vF3NqHE8coY8bd7zKmtPn9nwXOqav4LZJ3RUphg6mfMlv1h-sUmjbUYT5UlTO9SaY1A1WXa7g6AOrzQ2MlRq4Wplj7bd2wDhNdTKi2ETY4RZ-pIWu9TRJLU_rPKsM2MBfNqlDC8" target="_blank"><font color="#5a3818">Click here</font></a></u><font color="#5a3818"> for more information on the CTeL Credentialing Survey
<div> </div></font></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6b7dbc" align="left" bgcolor="#6b7dbc" height="1"></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #2d465a; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="#2d465a" size="2"><font color="#5a3818">
<div>
<div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"><strong>CTeL January <em>Washington Live!</em> Brown Bag: The Telehealth Policy Agenda for the 111th Congress</strong><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818">At CTeL's January 26th Washington Live! Brown Bag series we will hear from key Congressional staff who work for Members of Congress deeply involved in setting the Telehealth policy agenda in Congress. </font></div>
<div><br><font color="#5a3818">With major health care reform under top consideration by the Obama Administration and the new Congress, and health information technology provisions to be included in the stimulus bill, speakers at the January 26th Brown Bag will outline their thoughts on how telehealth will be considered during Congressional action on these major bills.</font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><u><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR7ABTTZyf5lkRaEb5mXCXNfggV7spKX3fWZyiF4E0O4z848dml0jYnYrDNkkEnVUfYYj1kKycXDSTbgCl_YjjKW8kJI4QX1a0AeE60ryrfkHir0Ej3yHD2DUd6OwsJck_26IqcqYnnxr8zUFaBzWAG5" target="_blank"><font color="#5a3818">Click here</font></a></u><font color="#5a3818"> to learn more about the Congressional speakers and other details regarding the January 26th Brown Bag.</font></div>
<div> </div></div></div></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6b7dbc" bgcolor="#6b7dbc" height="1"></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" align="left" color="#2d465a">
<div>
<div><strong><font color="#5a3818">Telehealth: Five Year Top Priority for European Commission Health Unit</font></strong></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818">Telemedicine will be a top priority of the European Commission's ICT for health Unit in 2009, according to the unit's two top officials. "Our priorities are interoperability and telemedicine," Ilias Iakovidis, the unit's deputy head, told E-Health Europe. </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818">He cautioned that these are far from one year plans. In fact, he said telemedicine is set to occupy this top priority position for at least the next five years. </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818">With direction from the Commission in November 2008, the ICT health unit's main aim is to increase momentum on establishing a comprehensive legal framework for European telemedicine.</font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818">Michael Palmer, the unit's policy officer, indicated they first will attempt to "establish an in-house Commission task force to bring together the directorates in charge of information society, health, internal market, enterprise, employment and social affairs and justice, freedom and security to provide clarity on the legal framework for telemedicine."</font></div>
<div><font color="#5a3818"> </font></div>
<div><u><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00155MnTuAnDR6iEc9PR44KDXUQcE12celLQ63X52LiLi6xzh1k_XENI5mPhe0hN2j9U7OzYw2zQNPkLzgf8TVoFrg_9-M6vIzYZFjrUXAXzj1BEhUuwAL7-F4K91jAWEZwndOnhkcab8pgpt96kd_xyIoB-6fAEORW" target="_blank"><font color="#5a3818">Click here</font></a></u><font color="#5a3818"> for the complete story.</font></div>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" height="10"></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" align="center">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101201578710&ea=csbritain%40gmail.com&a=1102408380058" target="_blank">Forward email</a></font></div>
<table style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; WIDTH: 600px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001JF17rFyDmDa2rt35BtqrFl9aJSY8DWjwzwV7XmyDlNAYXy1Y6hlQ5zT0kZr_NMjRGa4ZxZTxolw%3D&p=un" target="_blank" shape="rect"><img alt="Safe Unsubscribe" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/safe_unsubscribe_logo.gif" border="0"></a>
<div>This email was sent to <a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a> by <a style="COLOR: #0000ff" href="mailto:communications@ctel.org" target="_blank" shape="rect">communications@ctel.org</a>.</div>
<div><a style="COLOR: #0000ff" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001JF17rFyDmDa2rt35BtqrFl9aJSY8DWjwzwV7XmyDlNAYXy1Y6hlQ5zT0kZr_NMjRGa4ZxZTxolw%3D&p=oo" target="_blank" shape="rect">Update Profile/Email Address</a> | Instant removal with <a style="COLOR: #0000ff" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001JF17rFyDmDa2rt35BtqrFl9aJSY8DWjwzwV7XmyDlNAYXy1Y6hlQ5zT0kZr_NMjRGa4ZxZTxolw%3D&p=un" target="_blank" shape="rect">SafeUnsubscribe</a>™ | <a style="COLOR: #0000ff" href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp" target="_blank" shape="rect">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
</font></td>
<td><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000" size="1">
<div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; COLOR: #666666; WORD-WRAP: normal"><a style="COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=events04" target="_blank" shape="rect">Email Marketing</a> by</div>
<a href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=events04" target="_blank" shape="rect"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/cc-logo-color-sm.gif" border="0"></a> </font></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; PADDING-TOP: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,arial" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000" size="1">Center for Telehealth & E-Health Law | 1500 K Street, NW | 11th Floor | Washington | DC | 20005</font></div>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><img height="1" src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102408380058.0.1101201578710.4441&ts=S0380&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" width="1"></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>
-- <br>Catherine S. Britain<br>CSB Consulting<br><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366<br>