Telemedicine: A Key Tool in Healthcare Industry Transformation

The use of Telemedicine has been established as an important resource or rural providers to provide care to

patients they might not otherwise have access to. As the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care to

cost costs, improve quality, and improve patient satisfaction, the use of telemedicine has grown rapidly. For

hospitals and providers that are a part of a voluntary ACO or other Shared Savings Program, they are

expected to increase the use of telemedicine and other mobile health technologies by CMS.

In addition, patient demand is growing for more affordable and accessible care, offering the opportunity for

health care providers to adapt their business models to the new health care marketplace with the use of

telemedicine. In the future, Telemedicine will only become more important as alternative payment models are

used, and telemedicine is a powerful model of delivery that can help to achieve quality and cost-savings

goals.

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Working Together for Success in Telemedicine

The successful implementation and use of Telemedicine in a hospital and community does not happen

overnight; it takes purposeful processes, support, and networking to make it successful. By definition, it takes

more than one participating organization in order to provide telehealth services, making it imperative to

develop a consortium of like-minded organizations with shared goals in order to be successful. Organizations

who have been through implementation before can provide valuable feedback, and the sharing of solutions to

current challenges can enable the group to create solutions. Through the ITTC, hospitals will be helped to

more fully realize the potential of telehealth in their development of shared savings.

The goal of the Iowa Telemedicine Transformation Consortium (ITTC) is to build a

group of hospitals and other stakeholders that work together to strengthen the rural

health infrastructure and increase access for small or rural Iowa hospitals.

This will be accomplished by supporting Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or

Shared Savings investment activities specifically focused on

Telemedicine or mobile health equipment installation and use.

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2016-2017 ITTC Program Overview

The 2016 Iowa Telemedicine Transformation Consortium Program includes:

Hospital Pre-Assessment An online Pre-Assessment is provided to complete and help the Consortium team to assess each hospital’s current involvement in Telemedicine activities. These will be used by the team of experts to build a consortium and best use funds based on the needs of participating hospitals.

Training Webinars

A Kickoff webinar will launch a series of interactive training webinars in the program, including topics related to successful implementation and use of telemedicine and mobile health technologies. Other possible topics to include:

Shared Savings/ACOs & Telemedicine: Transforming Healthcare Leading, Promoting, & marketing your Program Technology and Purchasing Coordination of Care Presentation Telehealth Specialties The ITTC: Answering Your Questions (Topics based upon Consortium Needs) Setting Goals for Improvement

.

Live ITTC Workshop A live 2-day workshop with other participating hospitals will provide education from the team of experts and hands-on training.

Online Support Certifications To support further staff development and education, five registrations for each of the three primary certifications in the series of accredited support certifications from the National School of Applied Telehealth will be provided, including:

Certified Telehealth Liaison (CTL) Certified Telehealth Coordinator (CTC) Certified Telehealth Clinical Presenter (CTCP) Plus three specialty CTCP with Telestroke Certification

Program Support from the ITTC Team of Experts A selected team of trainers, consultants, and associations that are stakeholders in the future of Iowa’s Telemedicine program will serve as support during the project period.

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The 2016 -2017 ITTC Team of Experts will include hands-on training, expertise and advice by a team of experts from various Telehealth organizations, and delivered by the program team at

HomeTown Health. Program leaders include:

Jimmy Lewis, CEO - HomeTown Health, LLC Rena Brewer, CEO - Global Partnership for Telehealth Lloyd Sirmons, Director - SETRC/National School of Applied Telehealth Laurie Wardle, Program Director- New College Institute/Southside Telehealth Training Academy and Resources Center (STAR) Nina J. Solenski, MD - Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Virginia Health System Michele Madison, Partner in the Healthcare Practice at Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP Other Consortium participants to be invited based on Pre-Assessment results and feedback on the

current status and needs of the participating hospitals.

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Date Topic & Audience

August 2, 2016

at 10am Eastern

11 am Central

The Iowa Transformation Consortium Kickoff Webinar:

“Telemedicine - Transforming Healthcare”

Introduction of Hospital Pre- Assessment

August, 2016 Completion of Hospital Pre- Assessment by August 15th

September 2, 2016

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #1: Telehealth Drivers of Growth

October 7, 2016

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #2: Leading, Promoting, Marketing your Program/ Demand

Analysis

Recommended Online Courses: NSAT CTL Certification

November 4, 2016

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #3: Technology/ Purchasing and Equipment Selection

December 2, 2016

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #4: Coordination of Care / Quality Assurance and Transitions

Recommended Online Course: NSAT CTC Certification

January 6, 2017

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #5: Telehealth Presentation & Clinical Considerations

Recommended Online Courses: NSAT CTCP Certification

Tentative:

February 22-23,

2017 (Courtyard in Ankeny)

Live Training Event

A live 2-day workshop with other participating hospitals will provide education from

the team of experts and hands-on training in areas such as legal considerations, pol-

icy, billing coding and reimbursement, and other training.

March 3, 2017

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #6: Telehealth Specialties & Ongoing Program Development

Recommended Online Course: CTCP Telestroke Specialty Course

April 7, 2017

at 11:00am EST/

10:00 Central

Training Webinar #7: The ITTC: Telehealth leader Case Studies:

Best Practices & Answering Your Questions

May 5, 2017

at 11 am Eastern/

10:00 Central

Final Consortia Training Webinar: Ongoing Evaluation and Monitoring/Setting

Goals for Improvement

Post-Assessment Delivery - Complete by end of Month

Post-Program

(June 2017)

Post-Program Hospital Assessment Report Delivered and Year Two Begins

2016-2017 ITTC Program Schedule *Training Webinars to be held on the 1st Friday of the month

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