Telehealth

Telehealth State and Federal Resources

Washington State Resources

Online Telehealth Training (free)

Free Pain and Opioid Management resources for Washington state providers:

Washington State Telehealth Collaborative training (meets SSB6061 training requirements)

TeleBehavioral Health 101 series, including Session 1 - “Introduction to TeleBehavioral Health and Policy” (meets SSB6061 training requirements)

NRTRC Telehealth 101 Online Training

Telemedicine education for direct to patient visits

The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) provided funding to WA State Department of Health in 2020-2021 to support several telehealth projects. Other states in the NRTRC received similar funding; Oregon, Idaho , Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. A portion of Washington's funds were used to contract with Northwest Telehealth/Providence who provided a seven-part training series, with a tip sheet for each topic

Session 1: Telemedicine Overview and Options for Virtual Care

Session 2: Practice Guidelines

Session 3: Billing and Reimbursement

Session 4: Workflow Design and Implementation

Session 5: Website Manner- Facilitating the Virtual Experience

Session 6: Technical Considerations for Virtual House Calls

Session 7: How to Support Technology in a "Bring-Your-Own-Device" World

Telehealth guidance for Apple Health clients during COVID-19 FAQ

The telehealth guidance is also available in additional languages here (search “telehealth”).

Washington State Telehealth Collaborative (WSTC)

Established in 2016 by SB 6519, the WSTC provides guidance, research, and recommendations for the advancement of telemedicine and the benefit of professionals providing care through telemedicine.

Washington State Telehealth Implementation Guidebook

The guidebook was published pre-COVID-19 pandemic but no publication date is noted.

Bree Collaborative

The Bree Collaborative was established by the Washington Legislature in 2011 to bring public health care purchasers for Washington state, private health care purchasers (employers and union trusts), health plans, physicians and other health care providers, hospitals, and quality improvement organizations together to identify specific ways to improve health care quality, outcomes, and affordability in Washington state. The Bree takes on different topics and develops clinical recommendations. Here is its report focusing on telehealth (PDF).

Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP)
Medicare
Additional resources

Foley & Lardner LLP 50-State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Insurance Laws

Telemedicine: Ensuring Safe, Equitable, Person-Centered Virtual Care (PDF)

National Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center

Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center

Northwest Regional Telehealth Program Assessment (PDF)

  • Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center provides an interactive assessment for those interested in starting a telehealth program or assessing a current program.

NRTRC Telehealth Services and Codes (PDF)

  • Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center's up-to-date current procedural terminology (CPT) Telehealth Services and Codes table. The table includes Category 1, 2 and 3 along with interim codes valid during the public health emergency (PHE).

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Telehealth Guide

  • The Technical Assistance and Service Center (TASC) has partnered with the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) to produce an update to the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Telehealth Guide. Recent federal guidance has been included in this edition. The updated guide provides information and guidance for assessing and implementing telehealth services for CAHs, including purchasing, staffing, maintenance, reimbursement, and reporting for outpatient services. For additional guidance on using this tool, please see the introductory Webinar that was held with the original release of the guide in September 2021. Additionally, the guide includes best practices and resources developed by subject matter experts (SME), technical consultants, and telehealth resource centers (TRCs). The objective is to provide Flex Programs and CAHs with a comprehensive guide that will allow them a singular point of reference for CAH telehealth standards with direct content and links to appropriate public and federal resources. Further questions and concerns can be directed to tasc@ruralcenter.org.