Telemental / Telehealth Health Regulation in Hawaiʻi
In a state with eight inhabited islands, each geographically isolated from each other by the Pacific Ocean, telemedicine is a modern solution to providing medical care. Use this guide to […]
Relief Package Provides Hawaiʻi With Much-needed Aid
Hawaiʻi will receive at least $1.7 billion as part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress on December 27, 2021. Read the full story at the Ka […]
USDA Invests in Telehealth Network Between American Samoa and the University of Hawaiʻi
Learn how the University of Hawaiʻi is leading a new project to create a telehealth network that will increase access to women’s healthcare and imaging services in American Samoa. Read […]
Hope Services Awarded Funds for Telehealth & Broadband Service
HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, a non-profit organization based in Hilo, was awarded CARES Act funding for telehealth and broadband access to service the homeless community on Hawaiʻi Island. Read the full […]
Hawaiʻi Set to Receive $1.6 Million to Support Rural Hospitals, Expand Telehealth Capacity During Pandemic
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that Hawaiʻi will receive $1,671,741 in new federal funding to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in rural and underserved communities. Read […]
Telehealth Best Practices
A short and informative video on “Telehealth Best Practices” developed by the Hawaii Department of Health Genomics Section (3 mins)
NCTRC COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers have released a COVID-19 telehealth toolkit. Its purpose is to assist organizations with the implementation of telehealth.
The Doctor Will See You Now. Can Telemedicine Save the Medical Care Crisis in Hawaiʻi?
Conventional attempts to remedy the physicians shortage in Hawai‘i have failed. Now we face a whole new philosophy in how medicine is delivered—including trading face time with doctors for video […]
Congress to Once Again Tackle Medicare Restrictions on Telehealth
The CONNECT Act is reintroduced for a third time now with the support of more than 120 organizations. The legislation aims to remove Medicare restrictions on telehealth, thereby increasing telehealth […]
Pohnpei Conducts First Live Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Consultation by Video Teleconference
Pohnpei Conducts First Live Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Consultation by Video TeleconferenceBy: Christina Higa, Co-Director, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center Pohnpei Hospital’s Dr. Payne Perman makes history again! Today he conducted a […]