COVID-19 | Telehealth and Remote Care

Epilepsy centers and HCPs should consider readiness for utilizing remote care options, if possible; i.e., telephone, telehealth, and electronic health record (EHR) messaging.

Epilepsy Resources

• AES Telehealth Quick Guide 
• AES webinar,  Telehealth in Epilepsy, Part 2: Putting Guidelines into Practice, recorded Monday, April 20 at 12 PM ET (FREE)
• AES webinar,  Telehealth for Epilepsy: Overcoming the Obstacles, The American Epilepsy Society designates the live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. (click through for recording and accreditation information) (FREE)
• AES and Child Neurology Foundation webinar, Telehealth During COVID-19, Dr. Anup Patel, Section Chief of Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and President-Elect for the Child Neurology Foundation sits down for a conversation with Holly Paauwe, Parent, Creator of Hemimegalencephaly (HME) Family Support Network, and HME Specialty Director of The Hemispherectomy Foundation.  Presented in partnership with the Child Neurology Foundation.

Implementation and Coverage Resources, Beyond Epilepsy

• American Academy of Pediatrics Guidance on Providing Pediatric Ambulatory Services via Telehealth during COVID-19
• AAN Telemedicine and COVID-19: webinar and implementation guide for neurology
• The FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program will provide $200 million in funding to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to the novel Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemicMedicare coverage for virtual services has been expanded as of March 17, 2020. Details at cms.gov.
• Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth remote communications during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency
• Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center - COVID related state actions Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
• HHS OCR FAQs
• Emergency Preparedness
• State Telehealth and Licensure Expansion for COVID-19 Dashboard
• Current state laws and reimbursement policies
• The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center’s state map
• American Telemedicine Association