in the North Country What is Telehealth? What Barriers Do We Face? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
in the North Country What is Telehealth? What Barriers Do We Face? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Opportunities for Telehealth in the North Country What is Telehealth? What Barriers Do We Face? Who Are We and What Are We Doing? What Are My Next Steps? Telemedicine Telehealth eHealth MobileHealth Hub/Spoke
What is Telehealth? What Barriers Do We Face? Who Are We and What Are We Doing? What Are My Next Steps?
Telemedicine Telehealth eHealth MobileHealth Hub/Spoke
Barriers to Implementation
Who covers telemed
medicine icine?
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Private Insurance Companies
What
t you need to be be mindful l of?
- Location of hub and spoke site
- Type of provider
- Services provided
- Live vs. Store and Forward
Despite the Challenges
Member
mber Hospital tals s
- Alice Hyde Medical Center
- Canton-Potsdam Hospital
- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
- Massena Memorial Hospital
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Community Providers, Inc.
(Champlain Valley Physician Hospital & Elizabethtown Community Hospital)
Spec ecia ialt lty Hub Site te (Prov
- vider
er) Spok
- ke
e Site te (Pati tient ent) Psychiatry
- St. Joseph’s
- Lowville Medical Associates
- North Country Family Health Center
- Lewis County General Hospital
Psychology Psychological Services
- Samaritan Pain Clinic
Remote Monitoring Bosch Health Buddies
- 7 Different Community Facilities in
Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties
Spec ecia ialt lty Hub Site te (Prov
- vider
er) Spok
- ke
e Site te (Pati tient ent) Movement Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease University of Rochester Medical Center
- Samaritan Keep Home
- Samaritan Summit Village
Pain Management Samaritan Medical Center
- Clifton Fine Hospital
Cardiology (hypertension) Cardiology Associates
- Clifton Fine Hospital
Pulmonology/Critical Care Pulmonary Associates
- Clifton Fine Hospital
Urogynecology
- Dr. Hawkins
- Clifton Fine Hospital
Ophthalmology
- Dr. Ewing-Chow
- Dr. Sanni
- Clifton Fine Hospital
Emergency CVPH
- Interlakes Health
Neurology
- Dr. Kwon (Rochester)
- North Country Family Health
Center
- Pediatric Associates
Neurobehavioral Health SUNY Plattsburgh
- Canton Potsdam Hospital
10 Steps to Create a Successful Telehealth Program
- 1. Develop your Clinical Plan: What clinical needs can be met
using telehealth solutions?
- 2. Must have clinical, administrative and IT champions at
both the hub and spoke sites
- 3. Know your CEO’s, CMO’s, CFO’s, CIO’s, MOUSE
- 4. Begin where there’s momentum
- 5. Ensure quality internet connection and appropriate
bandwidth
- 6. Develop written policies and procedures that are shared
by both Hub and Spoke sites
- 7. Understand the costs in money, time, talent and energy
and the potential benefits
- 8. Know your payer mix and understand reimbursement
- 9. Develop metrics for success aligned with organizational
goals (i.e. DSRIP, NYSHIP) 10.Collaborate with partners like NETRC, ATA, and NCHP
David C. Johnson (315) 755-2020 x 24 djohnson@fdrhpo.org Corey Zeigler, (315) 755-2020 x 25 czeiglerfdrhpo.org Joey Marie Horton, (315) 782-9450 jhorton@NoCoFamilyHealth.org
American Telemedicine Association http://www.americantelemed.org/ Northeast Telehealth Resource Center http://netrc.org/