Telehealth 101

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Telehealth 101

• The Basics
• Mary DeVany, GPTRAC

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What is Telehealth?

• Umbrella term
• Interactive video
• Store-and-forward
• Teleradiology
• Remote Monitoring
• Telehome health
• Intensive care monitoring

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Interactive video

• Two-way audio/video
• Provider/patient interaction
• Peripherals

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Applications/Purposes

• Telemedicine
• providing patient care
• Distance Learning
• educational events
• Administrative
• meetings

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What is Telemedicine?

• Electronic transfer of medical information,
  either synchronous or asynchronous for the
  purpose of providing patient care

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Store-and-Forward

• Elaborate email
• Digitized images
• Attachments
• Limited reimbursement

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Applications

• Radiology
• Dermatology
• Pathology
• Wound care

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Remote Monitoring

• Applications
• Telehome Health
• Intensive Care Monitoring
• Avera eICU
• Family-based
• BabyCam

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What will be YOUR use?

• Why are you getting the equipment?
• Education?
• Patient use?
• Staff use?

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Who is your champion?

• Who is leading the effort?
• Purpose?
• Goals?
• Needs?

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Considerations

• General
• Equipment
• Space
• Funding
• Site Coordinator

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Considerations

• Patient interactions
• Reimbursement
• Licensure
• Credentialing
• Privacy
• Consent

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Considerations

• Technology
• Network
• Compatibility
• Support (!)

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Considerations

• Administrative
• Culture
• Acceptance
• Interest
• Scheduling

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Where do you start?

• Call the Great Plains Telehealth Resource
  Assistance Center
• Talk thru questions, plans
• If we dont have the answers, well put you in
  touch with someone who does

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Helpful Links

• American Telemedicine Associationwww.atmeda.org
• Health Resources Services Administration/Telehealt
  hwww.hrsa.gov/telehealth
• National Rural Health Associationwww.nrharural.or
  g
• Rural Health Resource Centerwww.ruralcenter.org
• Rural Assistance Centerwww.raconline.org
• Telemedicine Information Exchangewww.tie.telemed.
  org
• National Organization of State Offices of Rural
  Healthwww.nosorh.org

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Questions?

• mary.devany_at_mckennan.org
• 605-322-6038
• GPTRAC 888-239-7092
• www.gptrac.org