University of Washington Telehealth Services
What is Telehealth?
Telemedicine is defined by the Institute of Medicine as "the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants" (Institute of Medicine 1996). The term "Telehealth" has been adopted to encompass clinical telemedicine activities, as well as the use of telecommunications technologies to provide educational programs and services across geographic distances.
UW Telehealth Services
UW Telehealth Services houses telehealth projects dedicated to bringing telehealth services to Washington and the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho). Our mission is to advance the integration of Telehealth and develop a durable telehealth infrastructure of services, capabilities, and knowledge that will support the mission and strategic initiatives of UW Medicine to serve our region. Areas of focus are professional education, clinical support, research and patient education.