Telehealth: Improving Healthcare Access and Outcomes

What happens to telehealth when the public health emergency (PHE) ends?

Telehealth proved its worth as an immediate response to social distancing requirements.

However, its extensive set of values and benefits has made post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) professionals reconsider its permanent place in the care delivery systems.

Expanded telehealth services have ushered in the ability to triage patients quickly and provide continued longitudinal care in the backdrop of social distancing and infection control modalities.