Nurse Cosponsors Resolution on Telehealth in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The article reports on the proposed Expanded Telehealth Access Act that is co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans, a geriatric nurse practitioner who served as a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot in the Persian Gulf. Among the cited benefits of telehealth are time, travel and money savings for patients, improved access to and satisfaction with care and better health outcomes. Also noted is the positive impact of the legislation for the aging population and rural residents.