Panel discussion: How Can Primary Care Bricks & Mortar & Telehealth Work Together to Meet Patient Needs, Address Equity Gaps & Enhance Value?

Panel discussion: How Can Primary Care Bricks & Mortar & Telehealth Work Together to Meet Patient Needs, Address Equity Gaps & Enhance Value?

01 Dec 2020
11:55 am-12:40 pm ET

Primary care quickly pivoted to telehealth at the start of the pandemic in order to provide care while keeping patients and clinicians safe.  This panel will examine strategies and policies to knit together face-to-face and virtual care with the goals of optimizing patient and clinician preferences, guarding against practices that may exacerbate inequities, and keeping costs in check.

Speakers

David Blumenthal, MD, MPP

President and CEO, Commonwealth Fund

Stephanie E. Quinn

Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy, American Academy of Family Physicians

Dorothy Siemon, Esq.

Senior Vice President, AARP Office of Policy Development and Integration (OPDI)

Ian Tong

Chief Medical Officer, Doctor on Demand