TELEMEDICINE REPORT TO CONGRESS

January 31, 1997

Editorial Staff

Joanne Kumekawa                                 Dena S. Puskin, Sc.D.
Office of the Assistant Secretary               Acting Director
National Telecommunications and                 Office of Rural Health Policy
Information Administration                      Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce                     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

                                                                

                                Thomas Morris
                                Office of Rural Health Policy
                                Health Resources and Services Administration
                                U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Linda Brink, Ph.D.
Department of Defense

William England, J.D., Ph.D.
Health Care Financing Administration

Melvyn Greberman, M.D.
Food and Drug Administration

Luis Kun, Ph.D.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Eric Marks, M.D.
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Stephen Permison, M.D.
Health Resources and Services Administration

Elliott Maxwell
Federal Communications Commission

Lygeia Ricciardi
Federal Communications Commission

Elisa Tunanidas
Health Care Financing Administration

The JWGT wishes to express our appreciation to the Editorial Staff and Contributors for their formulation and preparation of this document, and to the JWGT members for providing ongoing support and review. In particular, the following JWGT members provided extensive comments during the review of earlier drafts of the report: Michael Ackerman, National Library of Medicine; David Brown, Food and Drug Administration, Ed Cameron, Rural Utilities Service; Armand Checker, Office of Rural Mental Health Research; Chuck Doarn, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; John Fanning, Department of Health and Human Services; J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; Sharon Forrest, Department of Health and Human Services; Ronald Freeman, Indian Health Service; Carol Haberman, Library of Medicine; Virginia Huth, Office of Management and Budget; Katie Irvine, former intern, Office of Management and Budget; Rebecca Kelley, Department of Veteran Affairs; Lawrence Kucken, Health Care Financing Administration; Dan Maloney, Department of Veteran Affairs; Harriet McCombs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Pete Nacci, National Institute of Justice; Jim Pittman, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Harry Roesch, Appalachian Regional Commission; Mark Thomas, Indian Health Service; Cindy Trutanic, Office of the Vice President, Tipper Gore's Office; Cathy Wasem, Office of Rural Health Policy; and Shari Wyatt, National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

The JWGT also wishes to thank the following individuals from the private sector who provided suggestions and input to this report: Lori Bartholomew, Physician Insurers Association of America; James G. "Gil" Hill, American Psychological Association; D. Kathy Milholland, American Nurses Association; Ellen Riker and Justine Germann, Federation of State Medical Licensing Boards; Curtis Rooney, American Medical Association; Nancy Sharp, American College of Nurse Practitioners; Lynn Shotwell, formerly of the Center for Telemedicine Law; and Robert Waters, the Center for Telemedicine Law.

Special thanks to Arthur J. Altenburg, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, for document layout and typesetting.