The National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: The Use of Telehealth for Disability Evaluations in Medicine and Allied Health: A Workshop

The National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: The Use of Telehealth for Disability Evaluations in Medicine and Allied Health: A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently released a summary document on its telehealth workshop held earlier this year. The workshop explored the evolution of telehealth and commonly used terminology, the impact of inequities in digital access, privacy and cybersecurity concerns, the use of telehealth in a variety of allied health and medical specialties for patient evaluation, and the provision of interstate telehealth care. This publication provides a high-level summary of the presentations and discussions from the workshop.