HIPAA and Privacy for City-Sponsored Telehealth
For city-sponsored telehealth, the clinical vendor is the covered entity for visits. The city should not receive visit notes.
How to Launch a Municipal Telehealth Program Without New City Staff
A city can launch municipal telehealth with a council vote, a notice window, and no new FTE. Here is the RFP and opt-out path.
Kid Too Sick for School? Do You Need a Note?
A child who is too sick for class should stay home. Call 911 for trouble breathing, a seizure, a stiff neck with fever, a head injury, or if they will not wake up. A plain fever or cold is not an ER visit. Notify attendance, then ask whether the school wants a note. When to […]
Municipal Telehealth Programs: A Practical Guide for Cities and Counties
A city telehealth program covers all residents, not only employees. How cities fund it, staff it, and judge results without new hires.
Need a Doctor’s Note for Work? What to Do Today
If you feel too sick to go in, stay home. Call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, a sudden stroke sign, heavy bleeding, or if you cannot stay awake. You almost never need an emergency room just so your employer can have a note. Call 911 first if you have any of these Call 911 […]
RHTP Grants for Telehealth: State-by-State
CMS sends RHTP funds to states. Cities apply through state sub-awards, not a national portal. TAP is a partner, not the grantor.
Telehealth After a Rural Hospital or Clinic Closure
After a rural hospital closes, a city can still offer residents a clinician by phone. Telehealth does not replace an emergency room.
Telehealth for Fire Departments and EMS Agencies
For fire chiefs and EMS directors: reducing avoidable ER transports without giving up clinical control. Observed outcomes, modeled savings, cited sources.
Telehealth for Fire Departments and EMS Agencies
How fire departments cut avoidable EMS transports without giving up clinical control. Peer-reviewed EMS evidence plus what TAP cities have observed.
Telehealth for First Responders and Their Families
Fire, EMS, and police families need a clinician they can reach on a shift day. This is an access benefit, not a PTSD clinic.