Miles Masatsugu, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., is medical director of East Valley Community Health Center in West Covina. The center is a new member of the Specialty Care Safety Net Initiative, CCHP's telehealth demonstration project that connects safety net clinics statewide with specialists at University of California Schools of Medicine.
Masatsugu is excited by East Valley’s participation in SCSNI, both for the improved access to specialists and because it will help him in his research to develop financially viable telehealth networks for the urban uninsured.
TELEHEALTH NETWORK LAUNCH FEATURES SCSNI
The California Telehealth Network, a state-of-the-art broadband network that will link more than 800 health care providers statewide, was launched Aug. 17 at a Sacramento press conference. The event featured live video hookups with SCSNI patients, providers and clinics.
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CMS PLAN WOULD ALLOW PRIVILEGING BY PROXY
CMS is proposing to allow hospitals to grant practice privileges to telehealth providers by accepting their pre-existing credentials from other hospitals. CCHP and other organizations submitted a letter urging approval of the rule.
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