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Connecting Communities Who Care
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The Tennessee Primary Care Association is comprised of 31 health center
- rganizations, with more than 200 service delivery sites located in 70 of the
state’s 95 counties.
Telehealth in Tennessees Community Health Centers Connecting - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Telehealth in Tennessees Community Health Centers Connecting - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Telehealth in Tennessees Community Health Centers Connecting Communities Who Care www.tnpca.org The Tennessee Primary Care Association is comprised of 31 health center organizations, with more than 200 service delivery sites located in 70 of
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How prevalent is telehealth as a modality for clinical service delivery?
- Community health centers in Tennessee are
relatively well versed in health information technology.
- All are using electronic health records and most
engage patients and partners, and submit prescriptions using health IT.
- However, in a recent survey conducted by TPCA,
- nly 60% of our rural community health centers
reported using telehealth to provide remote clinical care services.
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How is telehealth used in community health centers?
Of the 12 community health centers using telehealth:
- 8 use it to communicate with specialists at
referral centers
- 6 use it to communicate with patients at remote
locations (e.g., home or satellite clinic)
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What types of platforms or services?
Of the 12 community health centers using telehealth:
- 10 are delivering care in real-time via video
conference
- 1 is using a mobile health or mHealth platform
- 1 is engaged in real-time remote patient
monitoring
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What services are currently provided via telehealth?
Services available via telehealth include:
- Behavioral health: mental health
- Behavioral health: substance use disorder
- Dermatology
- Chronic conditions
- Primary care
- Nutrition
- Care mobile for school health
- Consumer and professional health education
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Barriers to telehealth adoption and use in community health centers
For health centers not currently providing services using telehealth, the following barriers were identified:
- Lack of funding for telehealth equipment
- Lack of training for telehealth services
- Insufficient need
- Delayed adoption of telehealth
- Unfamiliar with, or have not yet considered, telehealth
- ptions
- Lack of reimbursement for telehealth services
- Belief that the population will not be responsive or
accepting
- Inadequate broadband/telecommunication service
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Barriers to telehealth adoption and use in community health centers
For health centers not currently providing services using telehealth, the following barriers were identified:
- Lack of funding for telehealth equipment 4
- Lack of training for telehealth services 3
- Insufficient need 2
- Delayed adoption of telehealth 1
- Unfamiliar with, or have not yet considered, telehealth
- ptions 1
- Lack of reimbursement for telehealth services 1
- Belief that the population will not be responsive or
accepting 1
- Inadequate broadband/telecommunication service 0
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TPCA 2020 Telehealth Summit
Mark your calendars!
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee
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TPCA 2020 Telehealth Summit
Join us as speakers from the South Central Telehealth Resource Center (SCTRC) and partner organizations share their expertise
- n:
- telehealth fundamentals
- best practices
- coding and reimbursement
- remote patient monitoring
- policy and law from a variety of healthcare settings
Registration is now open … visit www.tnpca.org to learn more!
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Time for Open Discussion
Any Questions?