Providing care by telehealth has been an aspiration for many healthcare practices. However, regulatory barriers often prevented its implementation. The emergence of the COVID-19 virus provided a window of opportunity for federal policy change in telehealth during a national state of emergency. Telehealth policy is examined using Kingdon's Multiple Stream (Policy) Framework.
COVID-19's Shake-up of Telehealth Policy: Application of Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework