Telehealth

Telehealth offers new ways of delivering care through the use of video and audio technologies.

The clinical opportunities within Telehealth provide many positive impacts that include better health outcomes, more immediate treatments, economic benefits and access to specialized care and consultation.  

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated Telehealth opportunities in our state as we strive to keep South Carolinians safe at home while providing necessary medical care.
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Chad Davis, MSN, FNP-BC, meets with kidney transplant patient Calandra Watkins during a telehealth visit.

Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities For Two More Years

The omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress last month paved the way for two more years of telehealth flexibilities by extending telehealth provisions that were previously set to expire after...

Telehealth Is Popular Option for Behavioral Health Care

Telehealth has transformed the delivery of behavioral health and mental health services. Take a listen as two experts in the field of telehealth, Dr. Rick Foster and Ann Mond Johnson, explain why...

Social Determinants of Health | House-calls: Healthcare in the Digital Age

Social determinants of health are non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. Where a person lives, how they work, their access to healthcare, and education - all of these conditions play a...

Health Transplant Clinic Offers Care Close to Home

Two years ago, Calandra Watkins received a kidney transplant. The mother and philanthropist from Gaffney, South Carolina, now works to raise awareness about kidney disease and help others experiencing...

House-calls: Healthcare in the Digital Age

This documentary takes a deep dive into the evolution of telehealth in America. Technology including high speed internet and smart devices has led to the rebirth of the house-call form of health care delivery. Today, doctors are now able to visit a patient virtually, wherever they are located- at home, school, or the workplace.

My Telehealth

What is Telehealth? Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.Telehealth News on scetv.org

Mentorship program helps doctors treat opioid use disorders

Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorders uses telehealth platforms to connect…

Mentorship program helps doctors treat opioid use disorders

Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorders uses telehealth platforms to connect…

Digital literacy: overcoming isolation in a connected world

When the Covid-19 Pandemic hit, many people became isolated; but technology…

What is the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance and My Telehealth?

Through the human stories of patients, families, clinicians and others, SCETV, in collaboration with the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance, will carefully dissect the complexities of Telehealth.  

The goal of each story is to elevate public understanding and knowledge of Telehealth and its diverse services in South Carolina. 

The clinical opportunities within Telehealth provide many positive impacts that include better health outcomes, more immediate treatments, economic benefits and access to specialized care and consultation.