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Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Community-based healthcare providers that receive federal funds to offer primary care services, often in underserved areas, regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

Clinics located in rural, medically underserved areas that receive special Medicare and Medicaid payments to help improve access to healthcare for residents.

Telehealth

Healthcare services provided remotely using electronic communication, such as video calls or phone calls, instead of an in-person visit.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program primarily for people aged 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease.

Originating Site

The physical location where a patient is located at the time of receiving a telehealth service.

Distant Site

The location of the healthcare professional or provider who is delivering the telehealth service to the patient.

Audio-only Telehealth

Telehealth services provided solely through sound communication, such as a telephone call, without any video component.