Defining the Term "Frontier Area" for Programs Implemented Through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

Date
05/2006
Description

An expert panel report to the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides an overview of current frontier definitions and describes the process used to develop a new frontier area definition that could be applied to telehealth programs.

Center
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Authors
University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health