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Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:50:00 -0700
Reply-To: "Telehealth (Professional discussion forum for all aspects of
              Telehealth)" <[log in to unmask]>,
        "B.Hudnall Stamm" <[log in to unmask]>
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From: "B.Hudnall Stamm" <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: ISU Institute of Rural Health Studies
Subject:      [TH] URGENT! Request for Suggestions: Capital Area Rural
              Healthroundtable
To: [log in to unmask]

Dear All,

Please forgive any cross postings and this bulk e-mail, but I am trying
to get information quickly.

I have been asked to present at the Capital Area Rural Health Roundtable
which is a symposium for Congresspersons and health staffers.  I have 15
minutes to make my presentation, which is followed by a panel
discussion.  For more information, you can find the Roundtable
announcement at  http://www.isu.edu/departments/irhs/

Now, for your assistance please!  I am going to try to make points about
the use of telehealth to support quality (or any) care in rural areas,
training, supporting providers in remote areas, and the importance of
interdisciplinary work.  I would like to have suggestions from you
regarding what policy points you think I should make (remember, Congress
is really pragmatic, they want to know what they can *DO*).

Of course, I will discuss the issues of some types of mental health care
providers not qualifying for telehealth reimbursement as providers under
HCFA's interpretation of BBA 97.  I also had planned, even before
President Clinton's announcement yesterday, to talk about the Digital
Divide for the rural and underserved.  Finally, I plan to address the
importance of appropriations for mental health training under GME and
National Health Service Corps.

I would also love to have any stories (brief) that you would be willing
to share with me that illustrate the special characteristics of working
with telehealth or in rural areas or with isolated providers.

Thanks in advance!
Beth
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           rural, where all the world happens in a small way
[log in to unmask]                        http://www.isu.edu/~bhstamm
InterPsych Forum Leader     /\      \ /    B. Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D.
Secondary-Traumatic-Stress /V \      ^Research Associate Professor
Rural-Care,              //  ^V\  /\\   & Asst Director, Institute
Research-Design         /       \/   \\/\\  of Rural Health Studies
208_236_4436v 4074f___/_________\_____\__\__ISU__Pocatello_ID_83209_USA


The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the
author, and are not to be considered as official or reflecting the
views of the Institute of Rural Health Studies & Idaho State University

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