Year in Review 2021

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Suggested citation: South Carolina Telehealth Alliance. (2022). South Carolina Telehealth Alliance 2021 Annual Report. Charleston, SC.

Telehealth data included in this report are based on self- reported numbers provided to the SCTA by its partners. This does not reflect the totality of telehealth occurring in South Carolina.

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Mission, Vision & Strategies

Read the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) Mission, Vision, and Statewide Strategies.

Left to right: James T. McElligott, M.D., MSCR, Kathy Schwarting, MHA, and Mark Wess, M.D., MSc

Read The Messages

From The SCTA Leadership

Messages from James T. McElligott, M.D., MSCR, Kathy Schwarting, MHA, and Mark Wess, M.D., MSc.

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Resilience

Emerging Stronger Than Ever

In 2021, a new & improved SCTA Statewide Strategic Plan was introduced, focusing on five service-oriented strategy domains with cross-cutting support tactics.

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Our Growth

Service Extension

All citizens of South Carolina will have equitable access to ambulatory care. In 2021, this domain held the largest volume of telehealth in the state!

Access & Partnerships

Hospital Support

Every community hospital in our state will have access to telehealth partnerships that enhance its services and its finances.

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Patients First

Convenient Care

All citizens in South Carolina will have affordable and immediately available patient-initiated virtual urgent care from an in-state provider.

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Integrated Services

Primary Care Support

Primary Care Support services are specifically designed to unite distant and local providers to leverage primary care in our state.

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Filling The Gaps

Health Equity

Health Equity focusing on the “why” of telehealth use cases, aiming to fill the gaps in care that are otherwise vacant under the current healthcare system.

Expanding Access

Broadband & Infrastructure

Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) continued to advocate at the federal and state level to expand broadband access in SC for telehealth expansion.

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About Training & Education

Training & Education

In 2021, Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) and SC AHEC continued to provide high-quality telehealth training and education in SC.

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Research & Outcomes

MUSC’S Center of Excellence and SC Center for Rural and Primary Health Care continued to support telehealth research and innovation in 2021.

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Our Outreach

Promotions & Awareness

SCETV continued to play a major role in expanding the SCTA’s reach in 2021 through various distribution channels.

Coverage Flexibility

Sustainability

Expanded coverage and reimbursement under the federal Public Health Emergency have made telehealth an important piece of the care continuum.

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