HHS awards grants for telehealth training
More than 150 organizations, including hospitals, received $15 million in grants to increase telehealth training during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced.
Funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration, grants will go toward maximizing telehealth for COVID-19 referrals for screening and testing, case management, outpatient care and other essential services.
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