Adam’s legacy will not be forgotten because of his impact in health care and telehealth care in Arkansas and nationwide. The past 4 years he was the Program Director for the South Central Telehealth Resource Center and inspired many creative initiatives to explain telehealth to the masses and to expand its use for rural and remote residents.  We celebrate Adam’s life and all his accomplishments, but we are saddened that he will not be here with us anymore. He lost his courageous battle with cancer yesterday. Our team is focusing on what Adam has done and trying not to focus on what we have lost. Adam said it best when he talked at the Adam Rule Telehealth Training Center Dedication:

Meet Adam: “What is possible?”

For those of you who knew and loved Adam, we wanted to share his story and the details related to his services. As a team, we send our love and prayers to his wife and four boys.

Obituary and Family Guestbook

As one of the members of the National Telehealth Resource Center group put it yesterday, “Adam was the original Telehealth Ninja.”

Sarah Rhoads Kinder, PhD, DNP, APRN

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Technology can be a way to provide closeness for the family when they can’t be physically there. In addition to parents using technology to connect with their baby, grandparents and extended family are important people to the newborn family’s network of support. Some families use the technology as a way to keep everyone connected with the baby’s medical progress.

Over the past few years while developing a web camera system at UAMS, I have talked with staff from hospitals across the US about their search for ways to connect the family through various ways.

Some hospitals have decided to use various technologies to make this connection happen. At present, there are two commercially available systems, NicView and Angel Eye. Many hospitals have decided to make a capital investment in these programs where families use a password and connect to a secure livestream to their neonate.

Other hospitals have decided to go for a less structured approach, such as using facetime on an iPad or using Skype. These systems require more time investment from the nurses or NICU staff, but can be easily used. Even though the technology is cheap, the staff time is where the cost is in this process.

Technology can make a positive impact in bringing families together. These connections can increase bonding between the mother, father and baby.

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