title: A series of papers for those yearning to propel telehealth to new heights.
abstract: If you are taking the time to read this essay, you are most likely interested in telemedicine and its future in some capacity. This introductory essay and accompanying series of white papers have a relatively simple goal, namely, to highlight a broad array of issues that must be addressed in order to propel telemedicine to its next stage in evolutionary development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1212, USA. pwhitten@msu.edu
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whitten
authors.forename: Bree
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holtz
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*