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2023 Tech Summit
June 15, 2023This year's UETN Tech Summit will be held June 14-15 at Murray High School. We are excited to see all of they keynote speakers and presenters. Register today for the 2023 UETN Tech Summit.
Now accepting nominations for the Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award
April 19, 2023The 2023 Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award nominations should focus on innovative telebehavioral health programs, technology, policy development or training. Due date for nominations: May 12, 2023 at 5 pm.
TeleBehavioral Health Summit
March 13, 2023The TeleBehavioral Health Summit (TeleBH Summit) is a free two-day May 9-10, 2023, CME-accredited virtual conference, solely focused on today’s emerging topics in digital and TeleBehavioral Health care. Over the course of two days, experts in the evolving fields of digital and TeleBehavioral Health care will share their knowledge on a variety of emerging topics.
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history
February 24, 2023The use of telehealth services in EDs is becoming more popular. These services connect PRCs with ED patients in real-time via secure communications technology, and very little is known about the service- and clinical-based outcomes with which they are associated. This current study sought to assess factors associated with successful post-discharge follow-up of patients with a history of opioid use who received PRC telehealth services while in the ED.
HHS Releases COVID-19 PHE Transition Roadmap
February 16, 2023Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Our response to the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains a public health priority, but thanks to the Administration’s whole of government approach to combatting the virus, we are in a better place in our response than we were three years ago, and we can transition away from the emergency phase.
Small Internet Provider Soon to Open a Digital 'Empowerment Center'
February 10, 2023A new center in the southwest corner of Wyoming aims to offer digital skills and navigation for people who may not otherwise have access to it. The Empowerment Center in Torrington is set to open in the next few weeks, said Matt Larsen, CEO of VistaBeam, the Internet service provider that is setting up the center.