In addition to the Telehealth Ninja cards and ribbons, our digital surprise from the recent American Telemedicine Association show in Austin were the hilarious telehealth memes. We were tweeting the memes during the show. Be sure to follow us on twitter – https://twitter.com/LearnTelehealth - to see more in the future. You might not know what a meme [...]
I am happy to announce the keynote video recordings from the 2013 South Central Telehealth Forum held on April 4, 5 are available now to all members of LearnTelehealth.org. We were so pleased with the large attendance and enthusiasm of everyone who attended. Check out the presentations below: Dr. Curtis Lowery, MD, presents his [...]
New mHealth video Not quite sure what mHealth is? Let us help with this explainer video. mHealth or mobile health is changing the way caregivers provide health services. From helping patients record daily symptoms to monitoring diabetes, physicians are implementing mobile health into their systems. mHealth gives patients the opportunity to manage their own health [...]
I want to officially thank the LearnTelehealth community for making our first annual South Central Telehealth Forum a huge success! The attendance and enthusiasm exceeded our projections. At final check there were 200 total attendees! Everywhere I looked people were networking, learning, listening and sharing experiences. As the director of the program, it was a [...]
“…require health insurance plans in this state to provide coverage for telemedicine services to the same extent that the services would be covered if they were provided through in-person consultation…”.
The SCTRC Outreach team traveled to Northeast Arkansas delivering telehealth training. The Northeast Arkansas visit included UAMS Chancellor, Dan Rahn, MD, local and state legislators, UAMS executive staff, and Arkansas e-Link personnel. The team trained several health care facilities in the following counties: Crittenden County, Clay County, Randolph County, Lawrence County, Craighead County, Lee, and St. [...]
I am happy to announce the keynote video recordings from the 2013 South Central Telehealth Forum held on April 4, 5 are available now to all members of LearnTelehealth.org. We were so pleased with the large attendance and enthusiasm of everyone who attended. Check out the presentations below: Dr. Curtis Lowery, MD, presents his [...]
“…require health insurance plans in this state to provide coverage for telemedicine services to the same extent that the services would be covered if they were provided through in-person consultation…”.
Families often search for an answer on ways to be close to their neonate even when they cannot be physically close. After a preterm delivery, some neonates can remain hospitalized for months prior to discharge. Many families do not have the luxury to stay with their baby 24/7 while their baby is in the neonatal [...]
After two years of questions and debate the Supreme Court has ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) stands . The decision made in June ensures that more than 31 million previously uninsured Americans will be able to obtain health coverage by 2019….but how does that affect telemedicine? As states expand Medicaid and [...]
Telemedicine is being implemented all over the south. Here are few headlines from the south central region… Arkansas The Arkansas START program, a collaboration among the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is using Telecolposcopy to provide evaluations to women in rural [...]
Does Telehealth bring value? If so, how much? In what way? What’s the trade off? If you’ve worked in telemedicine or telehealth for any length of time you might know countless examples of how the technology has helped patient outcomes, saved time and money for patients and providers and improved access to care. But do [...]
In addition to the Telehealth Ninja cards and ribbons, our digital surprise from the recent American Telemedicine Association show in Austin were the hilarious telehealth memes. We were tweeting the memes during the show. Be sure to follow us on twitter – https://twitter.com/LearnTelehealth - to see more in the future. You might not know what a meme [...]
I want to officially thank the LearnTelehealth community for making our first annual South Central Telehealth Forum a huge success! The attendance and enthusiasm exceeded our projections. At final check there were 200 total attendees! Everywhere I looked people were networking, learning, listening and sharing experiences. As the director of the program, it was a [...]
If you’re as enthusiastic about telehealth as we are then you’ve already heard that a day before the New Year’s Eve ball dropped in New York City, Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson (California’s 5th district) introduced a bill to “promote and expand the application of telehealth under Medicare and other Federal health care programs…”. Read the entire [...]
THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN RECORDED AND ARCHIVED. CLICK HERE TO VIEW. Upcoming Quarterly Thought Conference: Presentation Title: If I Knew Then…What I Know Now, Lessons Learned from Building a Telehealth Network from the Ground Up When: October 18, 3PM CST Where: Register for this event at this link https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/953969374 Telemedicine is a rapidly expanding service field. [...]
For over a decade Arkansas has been a leader in the telemedicine industry, from the pioneering ANGELS group to the AR SAVES team. They recently launched a new public awareness web site, ArkansasTelemedicine.com. The site is designed for people to learn the basics about telemedicine, some general projects in Arkansas and a really cool interactive [...]
We got game! That’s right, we’ve developed a game to help people learn all about telehealth. Let’s face it, telehealth isn’t exactly the most exciting topic and the term itself still isn’t well known among the general public. So what better way to learn about telehealth then by playing a game. The game is called [...]
Ten years ago, if you wanted to learn anything about telehealth, your options were to find someone who practiced it or read about it in journal articles. Ten years later, the learning landscape is very different. At LearnTelehealth.org we try to offer simple and convenient ways to explain telehealth. That’s why I liked the videos below – simple, short and informative. In addition to a lot of excellent general information about telehealth policy the site has a nice video series on its You Tube channel. The CCHP calls them “micro-documentaries” and I wanted to share a few I thought were excellent:
2012 was a huge year for telehealth in the south central region. Here at LearnTelehealth.org we had a great time developing telehealth training, resources, videos and, of course, making face-to-face visits to sites in our region and beyond. Remember, check here first if you’re wanting to learn more about telehealth or are needing ideas for [...]
Telemedicine is saving lives and improving the quality of life in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. MISSISSIPPI The University of Mississippi was awarded $184,327 in the form of a grant to expand an existing telemedicine system with video teleconferencing units to additional rural sites. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/supportdocuments/rdDLT2012ProjectList.pdf TENNESSEE A Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program provides a [...]
Families often search for an answer on ways to be close to their neonate even when they cannot be physically close. After a preterm delivery, some neonates can remain hospitalized for months prior to discharge. Many families do not have the luxury to stay with their baby 24/7 while their baby is in the neonatal [...]
Arkansas Arkansas retail giant Wal-Mart is venturing into telehealth. http://www.walmartcommunity.com/walmarts-medical-clinics/ This article was featured in the Memphis Business Journal and discusses the importance and benefits of telemedicine especially in rural areas. http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/print-edition/2012/04/27/telemedicine-yields-healthier-sales.html?page=all Tennessee Representative Diane Black (R-TN) was the first speaker at a lunch briefing on Capitol Hill where the discussion centered on long term [...]
We continue our blog series on, “Telehealth in the South Central Region”. The global telehealth network is expected to double in the next few years. Hospitals in the South Central Region are gearing up to be players in that telehealth expansion. Last year, USDA grant funds were given to support telehealth efforts in Delta states Read [...]
New mHealth video Not quite sure what mHealth is? Let us help with this explainer video. mHealth or mobile health is changing the way caregivers provide health services. From helping patients record daily symptoms to monitoring diabetes, physicians are implementing mobile health into their systems. mHealth gives patients the opportunity to manage their own health [...]
During the first week of December, over 4,000 people from the health care and technology areas gathered together in Washington D.C. to meet about mobile health, mHealth. Everyone from developers to physicians attended the summit to learn and discuss how mHealth can and should be implemented in our systems that are about to all change due to health care reform.
Everyone wants to be in the App Store. There are over 500,000 iPhone apps in the Apple App Store and the average user has approximately 65 applications. While at first the idea of telling your customer/patient base that your app can be downloaded in the App Store was prestigious and technologically advanced, it is almost [...]
Where is your industry on this chart? Chances are most of you are in health care so you’re safe. I have the added bonus of being in health care AND e-Learning so I get double points (Triple if you count “Internet”). This is data taken from LinkedIn’s 150+ million user base from a [...]
Okay, close your eyes and think of how we generally deliver telemedicine. You’re in a room. There are usually big, complicated pieces of equipment either on carts or secured to the wall. You have a codec, a bigger-than-you-really-need screen (because a vendor upsold you) and if you’re really lucky you have a confounded touch-screen control [...]
M obile Health (aka “mHealth”) is the new kid in telemedicine and is demanding some attention. My background is in online education so I’ve seen college courses move from the classroom to the online environment. And of course once students could access their courses online it was only a matter of time before they began [...]
