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VTN accepted into National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Workforce Challenges Learning Collaborative

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Virginia Telehealth Network has been accepted into the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Workforce Challenges Learning Collaborative as part of its Virginia Telemental Health Initiative (VTMHI) pilot program. The goal of this collaborative is to develop and scale innovative solutions for addressing the workforce barriers that integrated care organizations face from the on-going pandemic as […]

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VTN Study Points to Importance of Telehealth for Increasing Access to Mental Health Services

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Virginia Telehealth Network’s Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia survey revealed the many benefits of telehealth, like increased flexibility for providers and patients. Another important benefit the survey findings illustrate is how telehealth is increasing mental health access for Virginians. The survey report finds that 97% of behavioral and mental health providers in the state expanded […]

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Telehealth in the News: Updates in Legislation and Increased Access to Care

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As telehealth’s barriers become more evident, medical leaders and politicians are coming up with solutions to address these challenges. The latest equity and telehealth news round-up covers legislation that would extend COVID-19 emergency telehealth waivers, how telehealth increased access to follow up-visits for Black patients, a Virginia free clinic receiving funding for telehealth reach, and […]

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CareQuest Seeks to Understand Teledentistry Landscape with Brief Survey

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In partnership with Community Catalyst, Families USA, and Tremont Strategies Group, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health (CareQuest Institute) is seeking to better understand the policy and political environments surrounding teledentistry at the state level. To that end, they have developed a brief survey for key stakeholders in a small group of states.  Two of those […]

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