California Telehealth California Telehealth Policy Coalition Policy Coalition

OCTOBER 2019 The California Telehealth Policy Coalition The Coalition is the collaborative effort of over 60 statewide organizations and individuals who meet monthly to discuss emerging telehealth policy issues in California and identify cooperative means of advancing CaliforniaCalifornia telehealth policy. The group was established in 2011 when AB 415 (The Telehealth Advancement Act) was introduced and continues as telehealth becomes more integral in the delivery of health services in California. Convened by the CenterTelehealth for Connected Health Policy, the Coalition membership’s diversity of organizations reflects telehealth’s potential scope and reach telehealth can have on the health and wellbeing of the state’s population. Policy Through the collaboration of the group’s diverse members, the Coalition aims to create a better landscape for health care access, care coordination, and reimbursement through and for telehealth. Coalition Coalition Mission and Vision

When vetting priorities and forming its agenda to support activities andCALIFORNIA legislation, TELEHEALTH POLICY the COALITION Coalition applies the following FINAL LOGO principles: Type: Brandon Grotesque Third round: 10/7/19 l Promote access and coverage. Dennis Johnson Design l Enhance care coordination. l Promote provider and patient engagement. l Reinforce clinical quality. l Ensure data privacy and security. 2019 Successes Thus far in 2019, the Coalition’s accomplishments have included the following: l Record passage of seven bills related to telehealth through the legislature that were sent to the Governor’s desk, several due to both the individual and collective efforts of members l Submission of a letter of support for A.B. 744 to promote telehealth coverage and payment parity throughout the state l Addition of over 20 new members representing payers, law firms and school districts, among others l Hosting a telehealth policy briefing in Sacramento to educate lawmakers and staff on emerging telehealth policy needs in California Looking to the Future The Coalition is currently setting priorities and planning activities for 2020, which include broadening coverage of and access to telehealth services, expanding reporting to state agencies on telehealth data, and supporting efforts to require state agencies to devote resources to telehealth. The Coalition would also like to bring other motivated organizations into its fold. For more information, contact Trey Bierman at the Center for Connected Health Policy at [email protected].

CALIFORNIA TELEHEALTH POLICY COALITION 1 Telehealth Opportunities for California OCTOBER 2019 Member Organizations

n AARP n Healthcare Interpreter Network n Adventist Health n Health Plan of San Joaquin n AHEAD n Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC n America’s Physician Groups n KP Public Affairs n Asian Americans Advancing Justice n Latino Coalition for a Health California n Beacon Health Options n Local Health Plans of California n BKY Consulting n Loma Linda University Health n Blue Shield of California n MAVEN Project n CalHIPSO n mPulse n California Academy of Physician Assistants n MVM Strategy Group n California Commission on Aging n National Alliance for Medicaid in Education n California Dental Hygienists’ Association n National Association of Community Health Centers n California Department of Public Health n National Health Law Program n California Health and Wellness n The National MS Society n California Health Collaborative n Noteware Government Relations n California Health Information Association n Oakland USD n California Hospital Association n OCHIN n California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association n Pacific Business Group on Health n California Chronic Care Coalition n Partnership Health Plan n California Medical Association n Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California n California Pan-Ethnic Health Network n PresenceLearning n California Primary Care Association n Providence St. Joseph Health n California School Based Health Alliance n Providence Health & Services n California State University Chico n Public Health Institute n California Telehealth Network n Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego n California Telehealth Resource Center n Sacramento Case Management Society of America n Center for Autism & Related Disorders n San Francisco Health Plan n The Center for Technology & Aging n Scripps Health n Center for Care Innovations n Sharp HealthCare n Central California Alliance for Health n Stanford Children’s Health n Children’s Specialty Care Coalition n Stanford Health Care n The Children’s Partnership n Steinberg Institute n Citizen Advocacy Center n Sutter Health n Clinical Informatics n TeleMed2U n Coalition for Compassionate Care of California n Tusk Strategies n Coalition for Multi-State Licensure in California Nurses n University of California, Davis Taskforce n University of California, Davis Medical Center n Cognivive n University of California, San Francisco n Community Health Center Network n University of California, Office of the President n Connecting to Care n University of the Pacific n DirectDerm n West Health n Doctor On Demand n Western Center on Law and Poverty n Essential Access Health n Wildflower Health n Family Voices of California n 2020 Mom 2 n Health Access

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