Dear Colleagues;

It's hard to believe we're already well into 2019! There is certainly plenty of telehealth activity occurring regionally and nationally, with many upcoming educational events on the horizon (see specific sections below), including our 2019 Northeast Regional Telehealth Conference - the Call for Presentations , as well as Sponsorship/Exhibitor opportunities are now open! There is also a great deal of telehealth program planning, implementation, and expansion going on around the region, and continued efforts to expand current policy, with 36 telehealth related bills under consideration by State legislatures across the Northeast, covering private payer and Medicaid reimbursement, broadband, substance use disorders, cross-state licensure, issues around regulatory, licensing and advisory boards, and more.

We also wanted to highlight a new Project ECHO opportunity for stakeholders within New England. Colleagues at Boston Medical Center are now offering the N ew England Office-Based Addiction Treatment Extension for Community Health Outcomes (NE OBAT ECHO) for health care providers, mental health counselors, and other support team members located in New England, who are providing care for patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in office-based settings. The first session will begin February 21, and another session will be offered in August, 2019. For more session details, or to start the registration process, please click here .

And finally we have a quick favor to ask of you - our colleagues with the National Telehealth Technology Assessment Center (TTAC), are currently collecting responses for their biennial Technology Survey . The data collected helps TTAC to not only inventory current telehealth technologies in use across the country, but also to identify key needs and interests, so they may better serve stakeholders moving forward. Responses are due by February 15 - many thanks in advance for sharing your input!

We wish you a healthy and productive year, and as always, please don't hesitate to reach out with questions, to share your successes, or just to catch up!

Best Wishes on Behalf of the NETRC Team,

Danielle Louder - Program Director

P.S. Please stayed tuned for an introduction to our new NETRC Project Manager soon!

The Northeast Telehealth Resource Center is thrilled to return to Portland, ME for our 5th Annual Regional Telehealth Conference

June 17-18, 2019!

Our Call for Presentations is now open - submissions are due March 1, 2019.

Sponsorship/Exhibitor opportunities are now available as well!

Visit the 2019 NETRC Conference webpage, or click on the buttons below for more information.

The National Telehealth Technology Assessment Center (TTAC) invites you to participate in their biennial technology survey.

SURVEY MUST BECOMPLETED BY 2/15/19

Many thanks for your time and input!

Your response will help TTAC to determine: