NEW YORK STATEWIDE SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL - TELEHEALTH ACCESS SITES | NEW YORK STATEWIDE SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL
Internet services available at local libraries and agencies for individuals to access telehealth services:Here are some helpful things to remember: bring your doctor's office phone number to tele-health access site visit, in case there is trouble connecting to their platform. Some sites require call ahead to reserve a device or personal laptop can be brought for wifi access Telehealth platforms are encrypted with security measures to keep your personal information secure .HIPAA compliant. Be sure to log out at the end of a session Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wear a face mask in public. Please call a location before entering the building and follow the building's hygiene protocols. If you are feeling sick or if you think you may have been exposed to COVID-19, do not go to library, Wifi access from parking lot may be availableCortland library locations:Cortland, Kellogg (Cinncinatus), Lamont Memorial, Peck Memorial, PhillipsTompkins county locations:Tompkins CountyGroton, Newfield, Southworth, Ulysses Philomathic
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lack of access to internet, needing telehealth or other meetings via Zoom or other
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Cortland County, New York
Tompkins County, New York
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NEW YORK STATEWIDE SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL
Advocating for and counseling New York State seniors, focusing on: protecting Social Security and ensuring adequate income for seniors providing Medicare and Medicaid information maintaining access to affordable prescription drugs information about patients' rights, regardless of age, related to: being denied hospital admission to a hospital or premature discharge; situations where discharge planning or necessary post-hospital care is unavailable, inadequate or unaffordable meeting long-term care needs expanding community services for seniors and people with disabilities, including affordable housing and transportation strengthening consumer protections For more information on chapter meetings, please call us at 800-333-4374 Counseling: call the Patient Rights/Affordable Medicines Helpline for one-on-one counseling on Medicare questions.