Upper Peninsula Telehealth Network

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Upper PeninsulaTelehealth Network

• Wayne Hellerstedt
• whellerstedt_at_hnjh.org

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Upper Peninsula Hospitals

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Health Care Networks in the Upper Peninsula

• Health Care Network
• Telehealth Network
• Health Information Network
• EMS Network
• Critical Access Hospital Network
• CAH Quality Network
• Health Plan

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Foundations

• All members are equal
• Respect for everyones comments, different points
  of view
• Effort made to include everyone
• Decisions by consensus
• Created WIN / WIN
• Trust built slowly over time
• Relationships continue to grow stronger

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Why it makes sense for us..

• Weather
• Isolation
• Sparse population
• Travel time, risks and distance

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UPTN Mission

• Improve access to
• health care
• continuing education for professionals
• health education for the community
• increase organizational efficiencies
• Maximize practical use of telehealth

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Telehealth Network

• Professional Education
• Community Education
• Clinical/medical
• Teleradiology
• Administration
• Support groups
• Reference Lab
• Home Health

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Clinical Applications

• Specialty consults
• Physician to physician consults
• Case conferences
• Family visits

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Benefits realized through telehealth network

• Specialty care close to home
• Savings in time, expense and risks of travel
• Economies of scale for software and Internet
• Decreased turn around time for lab and x-ray
  results
• Increased communication
• Increased access to information and expertise
• Synergistic cooperation
• Has changed the culture of health care
  administration and delivery

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Success Measures

• Steady growth and expansion
• Continuation post initiation
• Integration into system
• Multiple uses
• Evidence of acceptance
• Administrative support
• Value to the organization
• Patient Access

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• Newberry to Marquette equals zero miles
  Telehealth connects migraine sufferer with MGHS
  neurologist
•  Dr. Morley is chatting with and examining a
  patient, who is 100 miles away at Helen Newberry
  Joy Hospital and Healthcare Center in her
  hometown of Newberry.With advancements in
  long-distance video conferencing, the Marquette
  General Health System neurologist is using
  creative telehealth technology for follow-up
  consults with Upper Peninsula patients who live
  miles away from Marquette.
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Professional Education

• 350 educational events per year
• 1,750 professionals per year
• 94,500 in mileage reimbursement
• 131,250 in windshield time
• Total 225,750 per year

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Patient Efficiencies

• 31,820 in mileage saved over 6 months
• Time off work for patient and family
• Continuity of care
• Risk of travel

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UPTN Web Site
www.mgh.org/telehealth/index.html