The primary objective of the
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program (TRC Grant Program) is to
provide technical assistance and share expertise with health care
organizations, health care providers and health care networks
interested in implementing telehealth technology. The resource
centers serve as focal points for advancing the effective use of
telehealth technologies in their respective communities and
regions. In 2010, HRSA awarded grant funds to support eight
("Regional" TRCs). The TRC grant program is authorized under
?330I(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254c-14(d)(2), as amended by the Health Care Safety Net Amendments
of 2002 (P.L. 107-251).
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