telemedicine presentation feb. 2014
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Telemedicine presentation delivered at the conference sponsored by HEALTHePRACTICES, ICanNY and Windstream Communications entitled Healthcare Technology and the Networks Which Make it Happen.TRANSCRIPT
TelemedicineTomorrow’s Solutions
Available Today
Definition
Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patients’ clinical health status.
Name Game: Telemedicine, Telehealth, mHealth, Telecare
Focused on patient care• Telehealth• Mobile Health (mHealth)• Remote Monitoring• Outsourced Specialty Services
Telemedicine
Why Telemedicine?
• Physician Shortage• Distribution of Expertise• It Works• Cost Savings• Patients Like It
Pilot program study finds pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services – UCLA – December 2013
How OHSU used telemedicine to save a baby's life – Nov. 2013
Study: Telehealth raises satisfaction, reduces hospital stays
History of Telemedicine
History of Telemedicine
Boston Logan Airport to Massachusetts General Hospital 1967
Solutions Available Today
TELE-
Radiology
Cardiology
Psychiatry
Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Neurology
Solutions Available Today
TELE-
Radiology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Cardiology
Jonathan D. Linkous, American Telemedicine Association
10M Patients Served by Telemedicine (2012)
Civilian Network Consults
Remote Monitoring
Cardiac Monitoring
Internet Clinical Consults
Teleradiology
Outsourced Specialists
Nighthawk Dayhawk
Two Types of Radiology
Available Today
Online Services
Consumer Health App’s
Urgent Care
Available Today
PGHD Patient Generated Health Data
Available Today
Wearables
Available Today
Scanables
Available Today
Available Soon
Wi-Fi Smart Scale Otoscope Blood Pressure Monitor
Bluetooth Stethoscope Blood Glucose Meter Digital Thermometer
Available Soon
Advanced Technologies
Robotics
Remote Surgery
Live Monitoring via Cell Phones
Massachusetts General Hospital
3D Lab Advanced Tumor Metrics
Advanced Technologies
Complimentary Efforts
• Reimbursement• Licensure• Regulation• Inertia/ Vested
Interests
Barriers
Extra Slides
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