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New England Telehealth Consortium Consortium

(Success, Challenges, Future)

P t d b Ji R Presented by Jim Rogers, ProInfoNet and Health Connect Networks

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Health Connect Networks

Wh NETC? Why NETC?

 To reali e the ision of the FCC  To realize the vision of the FCC  To connect all healthcare sites in NNE

with a private, high bandwidth, quality of service network

 To connect NETC healthcare sites with

Internet and Internet 2

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Wh t i NETC? What is NETC?

 FCC/RHCPP award winner  FCC/RHCPP award winner  $24.6 million award  Largest award and project in the U S  Largest award and project in the U.S.  Non-profit, tax-exempt healthcare

consortium with over 400 sites in Maine consortium with over 400 sites in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

 Hospitals Clinics and Behavioral Health  Hospitals, Clinics, and Behavioral Health

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What is the NETC Network? What is the NETC Network?

 Designed by ProInfoNet  Private Network  Supports all Healthcare Applications  Guaranteed Bandwidth  Symmetrical Bandwidth  Quality of Service  For applications that need prioritization,  For applications that need prioritization,

low latency and low packet loss

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What the NETC Network Offers What the NETC Network Offers

 Eligible sites pay 15% of network costs  Broadband 1.5 Mbps to 1 Gbps  Quality of Service private network  Commodity Internet and Internet2  Support for IPv4 and IPv6  Ethernet topology with Ethernet handoffs  BGP peering services

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 Redundant network core sites  24x7 NOC for management and support

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Internet2

1 Summer Boston 300 Bent Cambridge

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Commodity Internet Commodity Internet

1 Summer, Boston 300 Bent, Cambridge

Cogent Cogent

1Gbps (Oxford)

NETCloud

Bangor Core Lebanon Core 1Gbps (Segtel) 1Gbps (Oxford)

Route Reflector Route Reflector Core Router

(Oxford)

Internet Edge Router Internet Edge Router Core Router Virtual Path

Future Last-mile Providers Fairpoint Hughes

Base Station BW = ∑ [Participant site bandwidths]

Fairpoint

Mobile Clinic Participant Site Participant Site Participant Site Participant Site Participant Site Participant Site Mobile Clinic Mobile Clinic

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Clinic Site Site Site Site Site Site Clinic Clinic

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NETC Applications pp

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NETC Participant Expected Application Usage

60 70 80 90 100 use application 10 20 30 40 50 Sites planning to % of S

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Picture Archiving and g Communication System

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Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records

 EHRs may include a range of data, including demographics,

medical history, medication and allergies, immunization status, laboratory test results, radiology images, vital signs, personal stats like age and weight, and billing information.

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Telemedicine Telemedicine

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Tele-ICU / Critical Care Monitoring Tele ICU / Critical Care Monitoring

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Remote Dispensing Remote Dispensing

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Challenges to Health Care USF Challenges to Health Care USF

 Forming a Consortium  Getting competitors to join consortium  Fair share contribution by ineligible sites  Fair share contribution by ineligible sites  Administrative sites not funded (RHCPP)  Funding Administrative Costs  C

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 Complex rules  Complex process

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Benefits of Health Care USF Benefits of Health Care USF

 The benefits are HUGE  Saving 50% to 85% of network costs  NETC HCPs will save $170 Million  NETC HCPs will save $170 Million  High bandwidth Private QoS networks  Commodity Internet, Internet2 and NLR  Sh

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 Share data within a system or competitively  Advancing Healthcare apps that need QoS

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L ki Ah d Looking Ahead

 Healthcare Connect Fund (NETC helped shape)  65% subsidy for network services and equipment  65% subsidy for network services and equipment  Subsidy for rural and urban HCPs in consortium  Administrative sites and data centers eligible  HCP

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 HCPs can add sites and increase bandwidth  Exciting times for Healthcare Networks

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Thank You!

 Jim Rogers

M i A t NETC

 Managing Agent, NETC  President, ProInfoNet  P

id t H lth C t N t k

 President, Health Connect Networks

 207-947-3636

j @h lth t t k

 jrogers@healthconnectnetworks.com

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