Here is an opportunity to share your practice guidelines and have them incorporated into national guidelines.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Elizabeth Krupinski & Jordana Bernard</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@americantelemed.org">info@americantelemed.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:27 AM<br>Subject: Share your organization's standards work to help advance telemedicine<br>To: Cathy <<a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<br>The American Telemedicine Association has been developing <a style="COLOR:#00457e;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:underline" href="http://americantelemed.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ef53fc9ab3e0da5a465d3170&id=acc1d24ad8&e=17e32a2bff" target="_blank">practice guidelines for telemedicine/telehealth</a> as well as reviewing related standards documents that have been developed by other groups. To date eleven guidelines documents have been completed, which are all available on the <a style="COLOR:#00457e;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:underline" href="http://americantelemed.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ef53fc9ab3e0da5a465d3170&id=fd7fcb84fe&e=17e32a2bff" target="_blank">ATA web site</a> at no charge.<br>
<br>We are now identifying other telemedicine/telehealth guidelines that have been developed and are being utilized. <strong>If you or your organization has existing practice guidelines and/or protocols for any telemedicine/telehealth application, please share your knowledge and send us a copy or a link where they may be found.</strong> ATA’s Standards and Guidelines Committee will review your documents and as appropriate try to incorporate your guidelines into future ATA practice guidelines initiatives. Credit will be given to your organization in any final ATA products. We are particularly interested in: stroke, ICU, primary care, mobile applications, urgent care, and internet prescribing, but would appreciate receiving information on any other guidelines that have been developed for telemedicine/telehealth.<br>
<br>Please email your telemedicine/telehealth practice guidelines to Elizabeth Krupinski at <a style="COLOR:#00457e;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:underline" href="mailto:Krupinski@radiology.arizona.edu" target="_blank">Krupinski@radiology.arizona.edu</a> and Jordana Bernard at <a style="COLOR:#00457e;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:underline" href="mailto:jbernard@americantelemed.org" target="_blank">jbernard@americantelemed.org</a>. We greatly appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing back from you at your earliest convenience.<br>
<br>Best regards,<br><br>Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD<br>Chair, ATA Standards and Guidelines Committee<br>Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Department Medical Imaging<br>University of Arizona<br>Tucson, AZ<br><br>Jordana Bernard<br>
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