Prepared February 2, 2016

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[The Illinois Telehealth Network] promotes

the capacity of Members to improve access to health care, in rural, underserved and disadvantaged

communities, through the application of

telehealth and telemedicine

solutions. [Strategic Plan, p. 6]

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[The Illinois

Telehealth

Network] will

connect and

share resources,

strengthen rural

health care and

save lives. [Strategic Plan, p. 6]

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Over the course of the first year, members established five strategic network goals accompanied by specific objectives:

Network members will:

1. Provide and share resources to support telehealth development.

2. Collaborate on the development of multiple telehealth services.

3. Promote financial stability for members’ telehealth programs.

4. Collaborate on disseminating CMS telehealth billing information.

And lastly, the network will:

5. Support members’ own local education, advocacy, communications and marketing efforts by providing resources about the need, deployment of new services, and reimbursement of telehealth in Central Illinois.

[Strategic Plan, p. 7]

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Gurpreet S. Mander,

MD, MBA, CPE,

Exec. Dir., ITN

Chair; Chief Medical

Officer, HSHS St.

John’s Hospital

(Springfield, IL)

Chris Schmidt, ITN

Network Director;

Regional Stroke and

Telemedicine Nurse

Coord., HSHS St.

John’s Hospital

(Springfield IL)

Patrick Nudo, ITN

Finance Director;

HSHS St. Francis

Hospital (Litchfield,

IL)

David Mortimer,

ITN Administrative

Director; Innovation

Institute Director,

Hospital Sisters of

St. Francis

Foundation

(Springfield, IL)

Julie Edwards, ITN

Outreach Director;

CONNECT

Outreach

Representative,

HSHS St. John’s

Hospital (Springfield,

IL)

• Collaborative support for telehealth service development

• Access to grant funding

• Opportunity for group purchasing

• Shared resources such as job descriptions, workflows,

billing and payment protocols

• No requirement for exclusive participation (members can

participate in other telehealth initiatives as desired)

• Currently no member dues

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1. Tele-Stroke

2. Tele-intensive care ED consults

3. Tele-NICU

4. Tele-Pediatrics

5. Heart Failure Remote Monitoring Telehealth (Post-acute & outpatient settings)

6. Virtual Urgent Care & virtual technologies

7. Tele-Behavioral Health (ED, OP and IP)

8. Tele-Cardiology and others

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Illinois Telehealth Network Members (21) Rural & Metropolitan Counties with Designated Eligible Rural Census Tracts

2015-2016

2016-2017

Illinois Telehealth Network Members (23) Rural & Metropolitan Counties with Designated Eligible Rural Census Tracts

Network started with 16 hospitals in 2014 and in

June will grow to 23 members

Comprehensive Member Needs Assessment

Launched pilots (tele-stroke, remote monitoring

telehealth, virtual urgent care, and others)

Secured USDA telemedicine equipment funding

for six rural hospital members

Received more than $1 million in active grant

funding to support network projects

Completed five-year strategic plan

Developed an MOU between all network

participants signed by 21 CEOs

Drafting business plan for ED, OP and IP tele-

behavioral health with a vendor

Developing governance (near completion)

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Innovation Institute

Distance Learning & Telemedicine $335k awarded; $264k request planned

$185k awarded; $100k pending;

$206k awarded $310k awarded (matching)