HRSA Establishes New Telehealth Office

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News On May 22, 1998, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the establishment of a new Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. HRSA is the HHS agency responsible for improving access to health care for underserved and vulnerable populations. The new office will support the agency's push to use telecommunications for technical assistance, training, and knowledge exchange among grantees, clinicians, and other health care professionals, especially those providing services to low-income, medically underserved or isolated . . .