VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization: VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK (EIN 26-1120684)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-05-14
IRS object ID: 201911349349202936
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-14T12:11:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	264555225	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEVE WALLS & ASSOC PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11541 NUCKOLS RD STE A	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLEN ALLEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23059	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261120684	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VIRG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8042450097	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3412	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHMOND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23235	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HOWARD CHAPMAN JR	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8046014477	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEVEN P WALLS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00609162	PTIN
Phone	8042700784	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-05-14	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.15.203.161	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-14	IPDt
IP Tm	12:11:32	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	67791C40DB3D3791B017264D85FAC3E4046FE98A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	67791C40DB3D3791B017264D85FAC3E4046FE98A	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Other	MOD. ACCRUAL	MethodOfAccountingOtherDesc
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	HTTP://EHEALTHVIRGINIA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$77,268	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$13,185	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$64,083	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue	$77,268	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$35,790	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$87	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$42,758	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$78,635	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$1,367	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$45,063	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$43,696	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,696	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,696	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,696	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	VISION: VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("VTN") BELIEVES THAT ALL VIRGINIANS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. MISSION: VTN DEVOTES ITS RESOURCES TO ADVANCING THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND INTEGRATION OF TELEHEALTH AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES STATEWIDE AND PROMOTES THE COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE FOR ALL VIRGINIANS. IN CARRYING OUT ITS WORK, THE VTN IS INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LINKED TO ITS FIVE TOP PRIORITIES: 1. FACILITATING THE SHARING OF RESOURCES; 2. SUPPORTING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES BY USING TECHNOLOGIES; 3. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION; 4. EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS; AND 5. DEVELOPING MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WHAT IS TELEMEDICINE/TELEHEALTH: THE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT DISTANCE CLINICAL HEALTH CARE, PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE VIDEOCONFERENCING OVER SECURE	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	SEE SCHEDULE O.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$65,565	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$65,565	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
KAREN RHEUBAN MD
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0
KATHY WIBBERLY PHD
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	$0
HOWARD CHAPMAN JR
TREASURER	2.00	$0
CAROLYN RUTLEDGE PHD
SECRETARY EL	2.00	$0
JENNIFER O'DELL
CHIEF ACCOUN	2.00	$2,124
LINDSAY BERRY
MEMBER	1.00	$0
JIMMY CARR
MEMBER	1.00	$0
THERESA M DAVIS PHD
MEMBER	1.00	$0
BRENDA DINTIMAN MD
MEMBER	1.00	$0
DIANA GILES
MEMBER	1.00	$0
ALLEN IZADPANAH
MEMBER	1.00	$0
RAY LAMURA
MEMBER	1.00	$0
ELIZABETH J MARTIN MHA
MEMBER	1.00	$0
ROBERT O'CONNOR MD
MEMBER	1.00	$0
AZHAR RAFIQ MD
MEMBER	1.00	$0
TRINETTE RANDOLPH MS
MEMBER	1.00	$0
K MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
MEMBER	1.00	$0
SENATOR BILL STANLEY
MEMBER	1.00	$0
KAREN JACKSON
EX OFFICIO	1.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER O'DELL	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1338 NEGRO MOUNTAIN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WARFORDSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	17267	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8042450097	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,268	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$275,176	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,268	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$275,176	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$275,176	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$4	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$825	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,928	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$306,108	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89900	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73380	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 10	OTHER/MISC 29,103 TELEMEDICINE E-GUIDE 1,825
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	AMOUNTS REPORTED FOR 2017 FOR SCHEDULE A, SECTION A, LINE 1(D), SECTION B, LINE 10(D) AND SECTION C, LINE 15 HAVE BEEN RESTATED TO CORRECT ERROR IN THE ORIGINALLY FILED 2017 RETURN.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES LODGING 427 MEALS 55 INSURANCE 869 ADAPTIVE TELEHEALTH 38,385 BANK CHARGES 70 BUSINESS REGISTRATION 155 CONFERENCE 350 CONNECTIVITY/WEB 344 MERCHANT FEES 14 MILEAGE 402 OUTSIDE SERVICES 449 PROMOTIONAL/AWARDS 200 ROYALTIES 873 SUPPLIES 17 SUPPLIES - OTHER 148 TOTAL 42,758
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	VISION: VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("VTN") BELIEVES THAT ALL VIRGINIANS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. MISSION: VTN DEVOTES ITS RESOURCES TO ADVANCING THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND INTEGRATION OF TELEHEALTH AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES STATEWIDE AND PROMOTES THE COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE FOR ALL VIRGINIANS. IN CARRYING OUT ITS WORK, THE VTN IS INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LINKED TO ITS FIVE TOP PRIORITIES: 1. FACILITATING THE SHARING OF RESOURCES; 2. SUPPORTING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES BY USING TECHNOLOGIES; 3. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION; 4. EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS; AND 5. DEVELOPING MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WHAT IS TELEMEDICINE/TELEHEALTH: THE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT DISTANCE CLINICAL HEALTH CARE, PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE VIDEOCONFERENCING OVER SECURE INTERNET, STORE-AND- FORWARD IMAGING, STREAMING MEDIA, AND TERRESTRIAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. TELEHEALTH/TELEMEDICINE IS PRIMARILY DELIVERED IN FOUR WAYS: 1. VIDEO CONFERENCING (SYNCHRONOUS): LIVE, TWO-WAY INTERACTION BETWEEN A PERSON AND A PROVIDER USING AUDIO-VISUAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. VIRTUAL VISITS ARE ACCOMPLISHED USING HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS AND HIGH DEFINITION MONITORS. 2. STORE AND FORWARD (ASYNCHRONOUS): TRANSMISSION OF PRE-RECORDED HEALTH HISTORY THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO A PRACTITIONER, USUALLY A SPECIALIST, WHO USES THE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THE CASE OR RENDER A SERVICE. 3. REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING (RPM): DATA COLLECTION OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IN ONE LOCATION AND TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR USE IN PATIENT CARE. 4. MOBILE HEALTH (MHEALTH): HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE SUPPORTED BY MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES SUCH AS CELL PHONES, TABLET COMPUTERS, AND PDAS. APPLICATIONS CAN RANGE FROM TARGETED TEXT MESSAGES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR TO SECURE VIDEOCONFERENCING FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO WIDE-SCALE ALERTS ABOUT DISEASE OUTBREAKS TO THE GAMIFICATION OF HEALTH TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND PRACTICES. TELEHEALTH IN VIRGINIA: VTN PARTNERS WITH NUMEROUS VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT SUPPORT TELEHEALTH ACTIVITIES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, ETC. SUCH AS: CONNECTVIRGINIA: CONNECTVIRGINIA PROVIDES A SECURE, CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE EXCHANGE OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS AMONG PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN VIRGINIA AND BEYOND. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA - DOCTORSTELEMED: DOCTORSTELEMED DELIVERS ONLINE, SECURE, LIVE-VIDEO VISITS 24/7/365 BY LICENSED AND BOARD CERTIFIED CLINICIANS DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS. DOCTORSTELEMED IS SUPPORTED AND MANAGED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOUNDATION AND ITS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER, CARECLIX. PROFIT MARGINS ARE NOT A PRIORITY; COORDINATED, QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE CARE ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA - HEALIXVA: HEALIXVA IS A PHYSICIAN-LED, SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO SHARE PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS ALL POINTS OF MEDICAL CARE THROUGHOUT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: PROVIDES GRANTS TO HEALTH SAFETY NETS AWARDED SPRING AND FALL EACH YEAR; FUNDS OTHER GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL.

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16

EXPENSES LODGING 427 MEALS 55 INSURANCE 869 ADAPTIVE TELEHEALTH 38,385 BANK CHARGES 70 BUSINESS REGISTRATION 155 CONFERENCE 350 CONNECTIVITY/WEB 344 MERCHANT FEES 14 MILEAGE 402 OUTSIDE SERVICES 449 PROMOTIONAL/AWARDS 200 ROYALTIES 873 SUPPLIES 17 SUPPLIES - OTHER 148 TOTAL 42,758

FORM 990-EZ, PART III

VISION: VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("VTN") BELIEVES THAT ALL VIRGINIANS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. MISSION: VTN DEVOTES ITS RESOURCES TO ADVANCING THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND INTEGRATION OF TELEHEALTH AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES STATEWIDE AND PROMOTES THE COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE FOR ALL VIRGINIANS. IN CARRYING OUT ITS WORK, THE VTN IS INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LINKED TO ITS FIVE TOP PRIORITIES: 1. FACILITATING THE SHARING OF RESOURCES; 2. SUPPORTING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES BY USING TECHNOLOGIES; 3. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION; 4. EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS; AND 5. DEVELOPING MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WHAT IS TELEMEDICINE/TELEHEALTH: THE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT DISTANCE CLINICAL HEALTH CARE, PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE VIDEOCONFERENCING OVER SECURE INTERNET, STORE-AND- FORWARD IMAGING, STREAMING MEDIA, AND TERRESTRIAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. TELEHEALTH/TELEMEDICINE IS PRIMARILY DELIVERED IN FOUR WAYS: 1. VIDEO CONFERENCING (SYNCHRONOUS): LIVE, TWO-WAY INTERACTION BETWEEN A PERSON AND A PROVIDER USING AUDIO-VISUAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. VIRTUAL VISITS ARE ACCOMPLISHED USING HIGH SPEED CONNECTIONS AND HIGH DEFINITION MONITORS. 2. STORE AND FORWARD (ASYNCHRONOUS): TRANSMISSION OF PRE-RECORDED HEALTH HISTORY THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO A PRACTITIONER, USUALLY A SPECIALIST, WHO USES THE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THE CASE OR RENDER A SERVICE. 3. REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING (RPM): DATA COLLECTION OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IN ONE LOCATION AND TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR USE IN PATIENT CARE. 4. MOBILE HEALTH (MHEALTH): HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE SUPPORTED BY MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES SUCH AS CELL PHONES, TABLET COMPUTERS, AND PDAS. APPLICATIONS CAN RANGE FROM TARGETED TEXT MESSAGES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR TO SECURE VIDEOCONFERENCING FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO WIDE-SCALE ALERTS ABOUT DISEASE OUTBREAKS TO THE GAMIFICATION OF HEALTH TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND PRACTICES. TELEHEALTH IN VIRGINIA: VTN PARTNERS WITH NUMEROUS VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT SUPPORT TELEHEALTH ACTIVITIES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, ETC. SUCH AS: CONNECTVIRGINIA: CONNECTVIRGINIA PROVIDES A SECURE, CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE EXCHANGE OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS AMONG PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN VIRGINIA AND BEYOND. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA - DOCTORSTELEMED: DOCTORSTELEMED DELIVERS ONLINE, SECURE, LIVE-VIDEO VISITS 24/7/365 BY LICENSED AND BOARD CERTIFIED CLINICIANS DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS. DOCTORSTELEMED IS SUPPORTED AND MANAGED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOUNDATION AND ITS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER, CARECLIX. PROFIT MARGINS ARE NOT A PRIORITY; COORDINATED, QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE CARE ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA - HEALIXVA: HEALIXVA IS A PHYSICIAN-LED, SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO SHARE PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS ALL POINTS OF MEDICAL CARE THROUGHOUT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: PROVIDES GRANTS TO HEALTH SAFETY NETS AWARDED SPRING AND FALL EACH YEAR; FUNDS OTHER GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL.