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Congratulations to our 2024 Bree Collaborative award winner for Best Practices in Telehealth:

UW Medicine and UW Physicians
Kaiser Permenante

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Using phone or video to access clinical care has increased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This rapid acceleration shows a knowledge gap among physical and behavioral health providers in when and how to use telehealth and highlights issues related to confidentiality and access.

Previous Meeting Materials

Date	Materials
January 8	Agenda January 8 Charter Roster Example from Older Adults Opioids Group Conflict of Interest Form OPMA Training Roster
February 5	Agenda February 5 Minutes January 8 Telehealth Definitions Draft Telehealth Definition Map
March 5	Agenda March 5 Minutes February 2 Telehealth Workgroup discussion questions Telehealth Focus Areas
April 2	Agenda April 2 Minutes March 5 Telehealth DRAFT Focus Areas
May 7	Agenda May 7 Minutes April 2
June 4	Agenda June 4 Minutes May 7 Telehealth Draft Guidelines
July 2	Agenda Telehealth July 2 Telehealth Minutes June 4
September 2	Agenda Telehealth September 3 Telehealth Minutes July 2 Telehealth Draft Guidelines Public Comments

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Workgroup Members

Name	Title	Organization
Shawn West, MD, FAAFP (Chair)	Chief Medical Officer	Embright
Christopher Cable, MD	Executive Director of Operations, Telehealth and Access Management	Kaiser
Sarah Levy, MD	Medical Director, Solution Center and Telehealth	Kaiser
Mandy A. Weeks-Green	Senior Health Policy Analyst	Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Tracey Hugel, MSN, RN	Senior Clinical Program Consultant	Regence
Lydia Bartholomew, MD, MHA, FAAPL, FAAFP, CHIE	Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Health Services, West and Southcentral	Aetna
Stephanie Shushan, MHA	Senior Analyst, Integrated Programs & Strategic Initiatives	Community Health Plan of Washington
Jennifer Polello, MHPA, MCHES, PCMH-CCE	Senior Director of Quality and Population Health	Community Health Plan of Washington
Laura Groshong, LICSW	Director, Policy and Practice	Clinical Social Work Association
Omar Daoud, PharmD	Director of Pharmacy	Community Health Plan of Washington
David Tauben, MD	Chief of Pain Medicine	University of Washington Medical Center
Lindsay Mas	Senior Program Manager, Behavioral Health	SEIU 775 Benefits Group