Avera Telehealth Distance Learning

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Avera TelehealthDistance Learning
July 10, 2007

• Karissa Weber, Distance Learning Coordinator
• Avera Telehealth

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Distance LearningAvera Telehealth

• 5 states Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
  Dakota, and South Dakota
• Over 45 Avera related sites
• Connect to other networks
• Provides Medical/Staff Education and
  Administrative programs

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Avera Telehealth Programs

• Childrens Grand Rounds
• Critical Care Conference
• Diabetes Support Group
• General Grand Rounds
• Home Infusion
• Hot Topics for Parents
• Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
• Medicare A News

• Nursing Grand Rounds
• Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
• Orthopedic Update
• PM R Grand Rounds
• To Be Well Series
• Trauma Journal Review/Trauma RN Update
• Wound Care Series

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Why is Distance Learning Important?

• FY06 - over 900 Educational/Administrative events
• Assessment of rural sites educational needs
• Trauma RN Update, Corporate Compliance,
• Wound Care Series, etc.
• Advocate for rural sites

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Why is Distance Learning Important?

• Time savings
• Medicare A Newsline 18 sites 71 hours
• Cost savings
• Medicare A News Feb 2007 18 sites 3,741
• Continued growth
• April 2002, 36 Education/Administrative Events
• April 2007, 73 Education/Administrative Events
• Future plans

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Contact Info

• Karissa Weber -Distance Learning Coordinator
• Avera Telehealth
• 800 East 21st Street
• PO Box 5045
• Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
• 605- 322-6012 (phone)
• karissa.weber_at_mckennan.org