In her insightful forward, Linda Thede ( 2001) observed, '.given the present and future advances in technology, telehealth is here to stay. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN), Volume 6, Number 3, contains a series of articles that discuss selected opportunities and issues associated with telehealth and the future of nursing. Key words: ethics, e-Health, telehealth, access, equity, code of ethics Maddox’s doctorate is from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York in Health Systems Administration. She is a recognized expert in strategic planning and research on quality and access under Managed Care arrangements in all sectors of the health system (public and private) in technology and electronic commerce in healthcare (especially health data privacy and security) and in health workforce planning. Recent research has ranged from examining the impact of Health care financing and delivery system arrangements on quality outcomes health policy evaluation (policy evaluation studies ranging from telemedicine, Medicaid managed care and financing health workforce development). Maddox’s academic and research interests are varied. While at NIH, she also served as deputy director for nursing and service chief for several medical institutes. She came to George Mason University in 1995 from the National Institutes of Health where she was Chief Operating Officer of the Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Maddox served as the Assistant Dean for graduate Health Sciences and Director of the Office of Research in the Center for Health Policy, Research and Ethics. Prior to assuming the acting Deanship, Dr.

Maddox was recently appointed Acting Dean of the George Mason University College of Nursing and Health Science.

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