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Telehealth: A New Frontier
TechMED InvitationalAugust 19, 2015
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Slide2Telehealth Defined
The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status.
American Telehealth Association
Teleheath
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Slide3Key Benefits
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Slide4Telehealth Modalities
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Slide5Settings
Acute Care TelesepsisTelestroke
Telesitter
TeleICU
Telehome
Monitoring
Telemental
HealthTelerehabTeleSkilled NursingTelepathologyTeledermatology
TelejailTele…
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Slide6Telehealth Programs
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Tele Patient Monitoring
Tele Visits
Tele Intensive Care
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Slide7Visit Practice Guidelines
Security/Privacy, Inactivity Time OutQualityLegal CompliancePatient Rights/Grievance Process
Patient Choice – Visit Type
Prescribing Policies
Emergency Care Plan
Prior In Person Visit / Assessment
Secure Work Space of ProviderProvider and Patient Identify Verification Process
Bi-Directional Bandwith (384Kbps)Resolution (640x480) at 30 Frames/SecReliable Connections and Redundancy to Ensure AvailabilityEncryption
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Slide8Operational Challenges
Integration of data into electronic medical recordOperational management programsPlatform that allows physicians and clinicians to document within medical record while conducting a Telehealth visit
Reimbursement limitations
and executive support for
cost avoidance valueStrategy for home
implementation of medical equipment for monitoring and patient/family education
Patient and Physician acceptance of new technology
Development of new partnership models with payers and other providers
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Slide9Telehealth: A New FrontierThe healthcare landscape is changing at unprecedented rates. Shifts in payment mechanisms, increased consumer engagement and emerging technologies are forcing healthcare providers and payers to consider innovative methods of care delivery.
Telehealth is gaining recognition as not only an efficient solution, but an effective one as well. Using secure two way communications and high definition audio and video is becoming the strategic game changer that it has promised to be. How will providers and payers leverage telehealth solutions?
What
will the healthcare landscape look like when telehealth becomes as ubiquitous as the stethoscope in the provision of healthcare?
Slide10Thank You
Patricia Bush R.N., M.S., FACHE, CSSCTampa General HospitalIT Director, Telehealth, Outcomes Management, and Qualitypbush@tgh.org
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