2016 Telehealth Policy Workshop
On January 7, 2016, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center co-hosted a Telehealth Policy Workshop with the Honorable Senator Brian Schatz. The workshop entitled, Policy Workshop on Telehealth Opportunities in Hawaiʻi Planning […]
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division: Utilizing Telehealth to Improve Behavioral Health Care
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) sat down with Dr. David E. Roth, Clinical Director and Derek Vale, Health Systems Management Office Chief, of the Child and Adolescent Mental […]
NCSL Report – Telehealth: Policy Trends and Considerations
On December 10, 2015, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a new report entitled, Telehealth: Policy Trends and Considerations at a session of the NCSL capitol forum in Washington, D.C. The […]
Telehealth Roundtable
On August 18, 2015, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center hosted a Telehealth Roundtable, along with other telehealth leaders in the State of Hawaiʻi, and met with Dr. Aimee Grace, […]
White Paper – Advancing Telehealth in Hawaiʻi: Issues and Challenges
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) recently put together a telehealth white paper with contributions from key telehealth stakeholders, outlining the issues, challenges, and barriers facing telehealth adoption in […]
Sept 2014 – How Do I Get Paid for Telemedicine?
Deborah Birkmire-Peters, PhD, Director, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center, facilitated a session entitled “How Do I Get Paid for Telemedicine?” at the 2014 Hawaiʻi Health Workforce Summit: Building the Future […]
Telehealth Makes the 2014 HIMSS Top Three Priority List for Recommendation to Congress
The expansion of telehealth services to improve patient access and outcomes and reduce health care cost is one of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) top three “Congressional […]
Inclusion of Telemedicine in VA Overhaul Bill Draws Praise
Telemedicine, much to the delight of some health industry observers, is a prominent part of legislation allocating $16.3 billion to overhaul the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The proposed bill, […]
Hawaii Stroke Network (Telestroke): Improving Stroke Care in Hawaiʻi
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) sat down with Dr. Matthew Koenig, Associate Medical Director of Neurocritical Care at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, HI to discuss the […]
Bill Signing: Senate Bill 2469 (Relating to Telehealth) – June 30, 2014
On June 30, 2014, Governor Neil Abercrombie of the State of Hawaii signed into law Senate Bill 2469: Relating to Telehealth. This bill requires equivalent reimbursement for services, including behavioral health services, provided through telehealth as for the same services provided through face-to-face contact between a healthcare provider and a patient. In addition, for consistency purposes, the bill changes statutory references of “telemedicine” to “telehealth”. To view the bill in its entirety, please click HERE.