# Telehealth and Emergency Medicine: A Consensus Conference to Map the Intersection of Emergency Medicine and Telehealth

> **NIH AHRQ R13** · SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE · 2020 · $50,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Telehealth is an innovative application of technology in healthcare including a broad range of healthcare
services and modalities such as live video, asynchronous store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring, and
mobile health (mHealth). Use of Telehealth in Emergency Medicine (EM) is increasing and has numerous
applications to improve patient outcomes. Telehealth has been incorporated into EM practice through provider-
to-provider programs to leverage EM expertise to fill gaps in care at sites external to the brick-and-mortar
emergency departments (EDs) and direct-to-patient programs to provide care to patients via web-based
platforms. Recent direct-to-patient initiatives include using telecommunication technologies within an ED to
facilitate the triage process and reduce the time from ED arrival to provider evaluation. With EM serving as a
microcosm of the healthcare system, it can provide valuable insight to how telehealth could solve some of
healthcare’s current and future problems. We propose the “Telehealth and Emergency Medicine: A Consensus
Conference to Map the Intersection of Emergency Medicine and Telehealth,” to stimulate researchers and
educators in our specialty to recognize, investigate and translate the impact of telehealth on the field of EM.
The overarching goal of this consensus conference is to develop a research agenda to support future clinical
practice and evidence-based investigation at the intersection of telehealth and emergency medicine. The
consensus conference will bring together thought leaders and practitioners across multiple organizations that
influence telehealth and EM and patients. It will include state-of-the-art didactics, breakout group planning
sessions, and a consensus building process. This consensus conference has three specific aims: (1)
summarize current state of telehealth in Emergency Medicine; (2) develop actionable educational solutions for
telehealth in EM; and (3) develop actionable research solutions for telehealth in EM.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986998
- **Project number:** 1R13HS027528-01
- **Recipient organization:** SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Sunday Clark
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** AHRQ
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $50,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986998

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986998, Telehealth and Emergency Medicine: A Consensus Conference to Map the Intersection of Emergency Medicine and Telehealth (1R13HS027528-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986998. Licensed CC0.

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