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Telehealth

The Future of Healthcare… Happening Today!

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Organization

Hands Up!

Do you teach in a rural county?

Were you in this presentation last year? Have you ever heard

• f telemedicine?

Have you ever used telemedicine?

Are you educating our future healthcare professionals?

If you just answered “YES”, have you implemented telehealth education?

Telemedicine Demonstration

Industry Growth

Estimated to become a $34 Billion+ industry by 2020

Why Is Telehealth Important?

Technological and internet advancements are making telehealth easier and less expensive.

Telehealth Technology

1953 – IBM releases first computer 1962 – Spacewar Games releases first computer game 1973 –The first mobile phone was released 1975 – Microsoft is born 1991 –WORLD WIDE WEB is born 1992 –The first commercial text message was sent 1996 – Nikia releases the first phone with internet 1998 – GOOGLE.com is born 2003 – Skype is released 2004 – Facebook debutes 2005 –You Tube is released; 16% of the global population has internet 2007 – iPhone is released; Georgia Partnership for Telehealth is formed 2010 – Instagram is born; 30% of the global population have internet 2011 – Snapchat is introduced 2017 – 47% of world has internet; 77% of Americans have a smartphone 2018 –The Age of Telehealth?

2018…

• Addressable Market: The US has 1.25 billion

annual ambulatory care visits. It is estimated that at least 1/3 of this number could have been served via telehealth (more than 400 million).

• Market Penetration: In 2016, telemedicine

providers achieved a market penetration of less than .5% ; There were 1.25 million telemedicine consultations of this 400+ million potential consults.

• Right-Sizing Care: For older Americans, a review of

medical records, found that 38% of doctor visits, including 27% of Emergency Room (E.R.) visits could have been replaced with telemedicine.

The Telehealth Market

The Aging Population

The U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that, with an aging population, total U.S. healthcare spending will increase by 5.8% per year between 2018 and 2025 and will constitute 19.9% of U.S. GDP in 2025.

• Demand Among Millennials: 60% of millennials (born

1981-1997) support the use of telehealth to replace in-

• ffice visits. With a population of 83 million,

millennials now comprise the largest segment of today’s workforce.

• Millennials and Convenience: Millennials place high

value on convenience and limiting costs in seeking

• treatment. A 2015 survey found that just 43% of

millennials were likely to visit a Primary Care Physician for non-emergency treatment, as opposed to seeking a more convenient option.

The Millennial Demand

• Adults without Primary Care Physicians: Estimated that 28%
• f men and 17% of women do not have a Primary

Healthcare Provider. Among millennials, 28% do not have PCP, and 40% of the ones who do have a PCP do not have a relationship with the provider.

• Growing Shortages of Primary Care Physicians: An

estimated 65 million Americans now live in “a primary care desert,” where the total number of PCPs can only meet 50% or less of the population’s needs. By 2025, the Association of American Medical Colleges projects U.S. shortages of PCP’s will increase significantly.

• Shortages of physicians in rural areas: While

approximately 15% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, only 10% of the nation’s physicians practice in rural

• areas. Shortages of specialists are particularly acute; with

an estimated 40 specialists for every 10,000 Americans living in rural areas, as compared to 134 per every 10,000 urban residents.

Healthcare Providers: Shortages and Inaccessibility

• Long Waits: A recent Harris Poll survey found that 23% of

people have delayed seeing a doctor because it takes too long, while an additional 13% have delayed a doctor visit because they are too busy.

• Limited Face-Time with Doctors: While the total time involved

in a physician visit often involves several hours, including travel time, waiting time, and completing paperwork, a 2017 Medscape survey found that 56% of all physician visits included 16 minutes or less of actual face-to-face time with

• patients. This analysis included visits to specialty and primary

care physicians.

• Wait to See New Doctors: In 2017, the average wait for an

appointment with a new Family Medicine doctor in 15 major metropolitan areas was 29.3 days. The average wait for an appointment with a new Family Practice doctor in mid-sized metropolitan areas was 54.3 days.

Healthcare Frustrations

Drivers For Growth

Do Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures…or for Telehealth?

• High Patient Satisfaction: A 2016 survey funded

by the NIH (which analyzed responses from 3,000 patients treated at via telehealth a CVS Minute Clinic) concluded that between 94 percent and 99 percent were “very satisfied” with telehealth, while one-third of respondents preferred the telehealth experience to an in-

• ffice doctor visit.
• Quality of Care: According to the American

Telemedicine Association, “Studies have consistently shown that the quality of healthcare services delivered via telemedicine are as good those given in traditional in-person consultations.”

Satisfaction and Quality

Provider telemedicine use has risen to an adoption rate of 71%, according to new research from HIMSS Analytics.

“Adoption of telemedicine solutions or services has surged since this study was first conducted in 2014 from roughly 54 percent in 2014 to 71 percent in 2017,” said the reports. “After consistently growing 3.5 percent annually, based on study results adoption has increased roughly 9 percent since 2016.”

Telehealth Growth

Makes Sense, Doesn’t it?

Makes Sense, Doesn’t It?

Patient Presentation Site Distant Provider Site

Diverse Applications

School- Based Telehealth Centers

GPT is THE SBTC Expert!

Georgia

• 118 schools in 33 districts

Tennessee

• 35 schools in 5 districts

Florida

• Coming soon:

24 schools in 1 district

Wound Care

Tele Stroke

You Never Know What You’ll Find!

Training the Workforce for Virtual Healthcare

Telehealth Workforce Development

National School of Applied TeleHealth

 The Telemedicine Presenter Course is designed so that its graduates will gain insights and skills in order to correctly and confidently present patients during virtual encounters with healthcare providers and a variety of specialists.  TheTelehealth Coordinator Course is designed so that its graduates will gain insights and skills to successfully implement, coordinate, and manage a telehealth program.  TheTelehealth Liaison Course is designed so that its graduates will gain insights and confidence to successfully serve as a leader, promoter, and marketer in the telehealth industry.

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Telehealth is the Answer!e Answer

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Global Partnership For Telehealth Loren Nix: loren.nix@gpth.org Director of School Based Telehealth Office: 866-754-4325 Fax: 912-285-0938 P.O. Box 1408, Waycross GA 31502 3599 Plant Ave Ext, Blackshear GA 31516 www.gatelehealth.org