Telehealth Center of Excellence

disease prevalence and high poverty rates.  The Telehealth Center of Excellence will serve as a national clearinghouse for telehealth research and resources, including technical assistance.  To achieve that goal, the Telehealth Center of Excellence should have substantial experience operating a telehealth program that offers a broad range of clinical services and has experience demonstrating how their efforts have improved access to care and enhanced health outcomes for their patients.  [1] The Office for the Advancement of Telehealth defines Telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration.  Technologies include video conferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications.