mHealth Intelligence November 14, 2023
The new center will provide education, offer telehealth certification, and create an evidence base for virtual cardiovascular care, including quality standards.
The American Heart Association has established the Center for Telehealth to encourage telehealth adoption and use within the cardiovascular care arena, thereby mitigating healthcare disparities.
Funded by a $15.9 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the center primarily aims to advance the integration of telehealth into healthcare delivery. It will develop telehealth education resources to improve the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals offering telehealth services and establish best practices and quality standards to guide telehealth use in chronic disease management.
Further, the center will offer the American Heart Association’s telehealth certification for...