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ANA Publishes Third Book on the Expanding Field of TelehealthWashington, DC -- Developing Telehealth Protocols: A Blueprint for Success address issues of competencies and qualifications, documentation, education and training, and program evaluation, as well ethical, financial, and legal considerations. Framed by both the concerns of the client and the needs of the practitioner, this text deals with all stages of a telehealth session, from preparation to follow-up. Developed by a workgroup drawn from key medical and nursing societies, behavioral health agencies, and federal agencies, this work is a succinct and practical guide. Formatted primarily as a checklist, Developing Telehealth Protocols: A Blueprint for Success serves as a measurement tool and a reference guide for all health care professionals. This book will help any user or administrator of telehealth systems develop useful protocols for clinical practice situations as well as to prepare funding proposals. Developing Telehealth Protocols: A Blueprint for Success is available through American Nurses Publishing, the publishing program of the American Nurses Association. Order online or call (800) 637-0323 and ask for Pub# DTP20PR. List price is $15.95; ANA member price is $13.95. Postage and handling additional. Related titles from the American Nurses Association: Core Principles on Telehealth (September 1999/40 pages) Pub # 9901TH List price $14.95/Member $11.95 Competencies for Telehealth Technologies in Nursing (March 1999/24 pages) Pub #9907TT List price $14.95/Member $11.95 # # # The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.7 million Registered Nurses through its constituent member state nurses associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.  Sign up to receive ANA Press Releases by e-mail
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