OUR MISSION

The TLI provides opportunities for dialogue, education, advancement, and improvement of all aspects of the telehealth and e-health fields through meetings, such as the Telehealth Leadership Conference, seminars, communications, publications, and other programs and activities.

We articulate the needs and interests of the telehealth and e-health fields before legislative, administrative, and judicial branches of local, state, and national governments.

We strive to conduct activities for the betterment of all those individuals or firms involved in some aspect of the telehealth and e-health fields.

New Medicare Legislation Increases List of

Eligible Originating Telehealth Sites

On July 15, 2008, HR 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, was successfully enacted into law (Public Law 110-275) after both the Senate and the House of Representatives overrode President's Bush's veto.  This legislation contained several telehealth payment-related provisions, expanding the list of eligible originating sites for telehealth services.

Section 149 of the law outlines three new sites eligible for payment of telehealth services beginning on or after  January 1, 2009:

• skilled nursing home facilities;
• hospital-based renal dialysis centers (including satellites); and,
• community mental health centers.

The expansion of originating sites facilitates the dissemination of telehealth services across the U.S. and increases Medicare patient access to vital health care services not originally available locally.

Click here for a copy of the legislation.

If you have any question, please send us an email at info@telehealthleadership.org.

The 6th Annual Telehealth Leadership Conference was a success!

The Telehealth Leadership Initiative (TLI) hosted the 6th Annual "Telehealth Leadership Conference" (TLC) in Washington, DC from June 9-11, 2008. This three-day conference featured multiple seminars on telehealth policy and legislative advocacy, and is the only telehealth conference focused solely on telehealth public policy issues.

In addition to great conference sessions and networking opportunities, participants met with CMS and FCC officials, and over 400 Congressional meetings were conducted!

If you haven’t done so, please complete the evaluation form for the TLC and fax the completed form to 202/230.5303.

The following Thank You Letter Template may be used to send to the Congressional offices you met with on Wednesday, June 10, 2008.  Please visit www.house.gov or www.senate.gov for the Congressional offices' addresses.

A special thanks to Tandberg for their sponsorship of the TLC!

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Congressional Address

    Samuel G. Burgiss, PhD

            2008 Gustke Memorial Lecture      

Sally Davis, Marquette General Health System

Legislative and Advocacy Presentation

    David Frey JD, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath                       Kathleen Nolan, Director, Health Division, NGA

          Mini-Legal Seminar on Intellectual Property                        National Governors Association Update on Licensure

Dr. Dale Alverson

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Meeting Recap

We look forward to seeing you next year for the 2009 TLI Conference!

June 2-3, 2009

Washington, DC

Advancing the interests of the telehealth community.

Telehealth Leadership Initiative
1500 K St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-1209