Healthy Aging

WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 11, 2024 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today announced it has joined the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging (C4TA), an initiative led by the West Health Institute (WHI). The ATA will serve as an Advisor to the C4TA, which is committed to accelerating the adoption of telehealth to meet the needs of seniors. WHI is a non-profit medical research organization dedicated to lowering healthcare costs and engaged in applied medical research and improving healthcare delivery for older Americans.

“The ATA has long been a proponent of using telehealth and virtual care technologies to better care for our aging population, not just to live longer, but to live better, to support our caregivers and improve our healthcare system to benefit all stages of life,” said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO, the ATA. “We are pleased to join the C4TA to accelerate the adoption of telehealth to meet the needs of seniors and enable individuals to remain vital, engaged and independent through their later years, and create a better health system for everyone.”

C4TA was established in 2021 by West Health, the University of Virginia, and the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center to gather experts from health systems, academic institutions, member organizations, and non-profit foundations focused on aging to develop and provide guidelines implementation tools for using telehealth with older adults.

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