<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><u>TAO News:</u></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#38761d">1.</font>  <font color="#38761d">SB 144:</font>  The bill has  been scheduled for hearing and possible work session in the House Health Care Committee on Monday April 27th at 1 pm in Hearing Room E.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#38761d">2.  TAO Board Retreat:  </font><font color="#000000">The TAO Board of Directors Retreat is scheduled for May 28-29 in Lebanon.  At that time we will replenish our three standing committees and our Summit 2016 committee.  The three standing committees are Policy, Membership and Finance and Education.  If you (or your organization) are a member of TAO and would like to serve on one of these committees, please send me a message with your name, organization, a brief biosketch and the committee you are interested in.  If you have questions about these committees please feel free to contact me using the information below.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000">3.  </font><font color="#38761d">New Blog Post: </font><font color="#000000">There is a new blog post on the TAO website.  Many thanks to Susie Fisher, Providence for her contribution.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000"><u>Events:</u></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">1. <a href="http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1ef53fc9ab3e0da5a465d3170&id=d7f2150215&e=17e32a2bff">Webinar: ATA - This Month in Telemedicine</a>, April 28th, 11 am  Free</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">2.  <a href="http://healthcare-executive-insight.advanceweb.com/webinar/webinar.aspx?rid=972">Webinar: From Healthcare to Selfcare: Impacting Population Health Through a Clinically-Driven Self-Management Care Model</a>, April 29th, 10am PDT  Free</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000">3</font><font color="#1f794d">.  </font><a href="http://www.americantelemed.org/ata-2015/conference-overview#" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(31,121,77);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script">ATA 2015 Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;color:rgb(31,121,77);background-color:initial">: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">May 02 - 05, 2015 Los Angeles, CA</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">4.  <a href="http://or.himsschapter.org/Events/Event.aspx?ItemNumber=40915&navItemNumber=8">HIMSS Oregon Spring Conference</a>, May 20th, Embassy Suites, Portland</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">There will be a telehealth track at the conference!</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">4. <a href="https://distancecounselingtraining.edubrite.com/oltpublish/site/program.do?dispatch=showCourseSession&id=e550d032-c4d6-11e4-b33b-002590f9ff98" target="_blank"> Distance Counseling Training</a>:  June 8-9, Portland Oregon, June 10-11 in Medford</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000">5.<a href="http://convention.bio.org/digitalhealth/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Affiliate-MHealth&utm_campaign=Digital-Health&utm_content=All&utm_term=Speaker-Image" target="_blank">  BIO International Convention</a>  June 15 - 18, Phildelphia, PA</font></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:large">​   </span>The Digital Health Program at the convention features Drl Eric Topol as the </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">    keynote speaker.<font size="4">​</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><u>Articles:</u></div><div class="gmail_default"><u><br></u></div><div class="gmail_default">1. <a href="http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/senators-seek-medicare-telehealth-parity-rural-broadband/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c09a2f45b2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-c09a2f45b2-67028005">Senators seek Medicare telehealth parity, more rural broadband</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">2. <a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/telemedicine-improving-your-healthcare/"> Is telemedicine improving your healthcare?</a>  </div><div class="gmail_default">Article by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, keynote speaker at ATA Conference next month</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">3.  T<a href="http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/the-future-of-medicine-telehealth-visits-allow-ucsf-patients-to-continue-care-from-home/Content?oid=2927156">he future of medicine: Telehealth visits allow UCSF patients to continue care from home</a>.  Great story!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">4.  <a href="http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3239#more-3239">Software Development at University of Maryland</a></div><div class="gmail_default">Just like NCIS!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">5.  <a href="http://mobihealthnews.com/42626/remote-monitoring-pilots-may-drop-hospitalizations-but-what-happens-when-the-program-ends/">Remote monitoring pilots may drop hospitalizations, but what happens when the program ends?</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">6.  <a href="http://mobihealthnews.com/42401/mdlive-moves-to-skype-for-its-patient-physician-video-visits-service/">MDLive moves to Skype for its patient-physician video visits service</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Have a great weekend!</div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Program Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon<br><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
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